Raebareli buzzed Sunday as Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati unleashed criticism against governments’ inaction on cow protection, declaring unwavering support only for those truly empathetic to Hindu pains.
‘Majority Indians seek maternal status for cows and slaughter criminalization,’ the Swami proclaimed. ‘Yet vote-garnering regimes shun it. Current rulers promised safeguards but oversee deteriorating cow conditions and rampant beef trade, eclipsing predecessors.’
Devotees’ pleas intensify: ’78 years squandered; act decisively.’ He condemned suppression tactics – threats, inducements, prosecutions – aimed at quieting advocates.
‘Impossible to silence a nation’s cultural chorus via targeting individuals,’ he asserted. Redefining allegiance, ‘Political sides shift; for us Hindus, pain-sharers are allies, pain-inflictors foes.’
BJP draws sharp rebuke: ‘Claiming Hindu mantle, yet unmoved by Hindu children’s topknots yanked, youth beaten, Sanatan icons defiled. Such indifference equates to complicity in oppression.’
The address spotlights escalating tensions over sacred traditions, urging accountability as public frustration mounts against perceived hypocrisies in governance.