Uttarakhand CM says will take steps to cease ‘love jihad’
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Friday stated that he was involved concerning the prevalence of “love jihad” within the state, including that he was going to take steps to cease the identical.
Rawat was talking on the VHP kendriya margdarshak mandal in Haridwar. Top VHP leaders and saints attended the assembly and mentioned the problem of “love jihad” at size.
Revealing that he had not too long ago held a gathering with police officers on the problem, Rawat stated the state has fewer instances of “love jihad” because the state is “devbhumi” (land of the gods) and has the blessings of saints. “Hence it (love jihad) is not much here but it prevails. I have expressed my concerns about it. I had a meeting four days back and took a report of all the districts… I am concerned and certainly I am going to take some steps into this,” Rawat stated.
Presenting a decision, Ramchandra Das from Chitrakoot termed “love jihad” a conspiracy. Giving an instance of a girl officer, he stated if extremely educated ladies may be cheated, then the saint fraternity needs to be involved about unusual individuals.
He additionally claimed that sure internet collection on OTT platforms have been conspiring towards spiritual locations and saints.
Ramchandra Das additionally sought assist for Yati Narsimhanand, the controversial priest of Dasna temple in Ghaziabad which was within the information after a 14-year-old Muslim boy was assaulted for getting into the temple to drink water.
At the assembly, the VHP additionally handed a decision demanding that the Centre and state governments free Hindu temples and shrines from their direct management. On the problem of Char Dham Devasthanam Board Bill of Uttarakhand, underneath which all shrines within the state have been introduced underneath the state authorities, saint Ravindrapuri stated he had warned former CM Trivendra Singh Rawat that if the legislation was not withdrawn, he is not going to proceed as CM. Subsequently, the saints on the meet demanded Tirath Singh Rawat announce the withdrawal of the legislation.
The CM stated he’ll evaluate the legislation and “will not disappoint” the saints on the problem.
The VHP leaders additionally demanded that the federal government declare the Ram Setu a nationwide heritage.
