Congress MLA Irfan Ansari touches Jyotirling at Baba Baidyanath temple, BJP MP objects

An issue has erupted in Jharkhand after Congress MLA Irfan Ansari carried out puja at Baba Baidyanath Dham at Deoghar. BJP MP Dr Nishikant Dubey has demanded his quick arrest beneath National Security Act (NSA). Notably, voting for Madhupur by-election will happen on April 17. Ansari has been actively campaigning for the Congress candidate Hafizul Hassan.
#NewsAlert | BJP MP Nishikant Dubey calls for arrest of Jharkhand Congress MLA Irfan Ansari for performing puja at Baba Baidyanath temple.Shyam with particulars. pic.twitter.com/RlP3t4EeWL— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) April 15, 2021
On April 14, Dr Dubey shared {a photograph} of Ansari by which he was seen performing puja on the temple. Dr Dubey wrote that he was feeling responsible that whereas he’s MP from the area, Ansari tried to the touch and defile the Jyotirlinga on the pretext of puja. He additional added that at Macca, the entry of non-Muslims is prohibited. Similarly, within the Garbhagriha (sanctum sanctorum) of a Hindu temple, the entry of beef eaters is prohibited.
आज ग्लानि हुई कि मेरे सांसद रहते ,बाबा बैद्यनाथ मंदिर के गर्भगृह में कॉंग्रेस विधायक इरफ़ान अंसारी नें पूजा के बहाने ज्योतिर्लिंग को स्पर्शकर अपवित्र करने का प्रयास किया,आस्था के अनुसार मक्का में गैरमुस्लिम का प्रवेश वर्जित है,गर्भगृह में गौमांस भक्षण करने वालों का प्रवेश? pic.twitter.com/oazWb1pyZj— Dr Nishikant Dubey (@nishikant_dubey) April 14, 2021
Replying to his allegations, Ansari claimed that he had been visiting Baidyanath Dham since his childhood. Every time there was an election, he visited the temple to take the blessings of Bhagwan Shiv. “I have been blessed by Bhole Baba and I have won. Who is Nishikant Dubey to stop me from entering the temple?” Ansari added.
बाबा भोलेनाथ के दरबार में हजारों बार गया हूं ।लेकिन भगोड़े सांसद की नजर में पहली बार गया हूं ।इतिहास पता नहीं ,मां पार्वती और शंकर भगवान जी के मंदिर का गठजोड़ हमारे पूर्वजों के द्वारा बुने धागे से होता आ रहा है@INCJharkhand @RahulGandhi @BJP4Jharkhand @nishikant_dubey pic.twitter.com/8tVcChDLmV— Dr Irfan Ansari (@IrfanAnsariMLA) April 14, 2021
Ansari additionally shared a video by which monks have been chanting prayers. Though Congress MLA claimed he had visited the temple hundreds of occasions, he gave the impression to be unaware of ‘jaikara’, which is among the widespread types of chanting after performing puja in any Shiva temple.
Dr Dubey and Ansari had a twitter spat per week in the past
On April 7, the duo acquired right into a Twitter battle over inaugurating the newly constructed railway station in Godda. The on-line spat between the 2 erupted after Dr Dubey shared a notification that learn that the inauguration of the brand new railway station in Godda could be completed by way of video-conferencing by the central authorities.
Congress MLA Dr Irfan Ansari responded, saying that come what might the inauguration of the Godda railway station will occur by the hands of Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren. He mentioned, “Stay on the ground. This is not Bhagalpur, it is Jharkhand. People here do not tolerate making false promises.”Dubey shot again and mentioned that they’ll inaugurate the station from the bottom whereas Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren will do it from the air.