Even Lord Ram shall be stressed over developments in MP’s Khargone: Sanjay Raut

By PTI

MUMBAI: Stating that stoking communal fires within the title of Shriram is an insult to the very “idea of Lord Ram”, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday mentioned even Lord Ram shall be stressed over the developments in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone, the place communal clashes on Ram Navami led to the imposition of curfew.

He accused the BJP of adopting a technique of sowing non secular discord to win elections, even at the price of breaking the nation.

In his weekly column “Rokhthok” in Shiv Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, Raut wrote, “if someone wants to stoke the fire of fundamentalism and disturb the peace to win elections, they are sowing seeds of a second Partition”.

Raut is the manager editor of Saamana. Referring to communal clashes in varied components of the nation on Ram Navami on April 10, Raut said it was not an excellent signal.

“Earlier, Ram Navami processions were all about culture and religion. But now swords are brandished and communal discord is created. Ruckus was created outside mosques resulting in violence,” he alleged.

In a veiled swipe at BJP, Raut mentioned those that deserted the Ram mandir motion halfway are actually displaying swords within the title of Lord Ram.

“This cannot be called Hindutva. Stoking communal fires in name of Lord Ram is an insult to the idea of Ram,” he mentioned.

“Even Lord Ram will be restless over the developments in Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone,” the Sena chief said.

Raut mentioned cultural processions have been taken out in Maharashtra, together with Mumbai, on Gudhi Padwa on April 2 marking the Hindu and Marathi new 12 months, however there was no violence even after these processions handed via Muslim localities.

“There was no violence. Why should all the violence happen on Ram Navami? Can anyone believe Muslims will hurl stones at a Ram Navami procession in Gujarat, the home state of PM Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah?” he requested referring to violence in Sabarkantha.

Raut accused Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray of implementing the BJP’s agenda.

“…(The agenda is) Create law and order problems in Maharashtra to pave the way for imposition of President’s rule,” he wrote.

The MNS chief lately mentioned that if the Maharashtra authorities fails to take away loudspeakers atop mosques by May 3, ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ shall be performed at a better quantity exterior mosques.

He had additionally batted for the implementation of Uniform Civil Code within the nation and a legislation to curb the inhabitants development.