‘Stop making provocative remarks’: clergymen’ physique to Hindu, Muslim teams amid Gyanvapi row

By PTI

MATHURA: A physique of temple clergymen has urged Hindu and Muslim teams to not give provocative statements, saying it will adversely hit the tourism sector in Mathura and Varanasi.

“After spoiling the atmosphere in Varanasi and Mathura, not only ‘Tirath Purohits’ (priests) will suffer but traders and people engaged directly or indirectly in the tourist industry would also suffer,” Mahesh Pathak, nationwide president of the Akhil Bharatiya Tirath Purohit Mahasabha, mentioned whereas speaking to reporters right here.

He mentioned already the economic system of each cities have been hit badly by the covid pandemic.

He condemned alleged provocative statements by AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi.

According to the priest physique head, Hindus are additionally not lagging behind in making such assertion.

As their statements could spoil the environment, these needs to be stopped, he mentioned.

Owaisi on Monday asserted he is not going to let the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, the place a court-mandated videography survey has been accomplished, meet the destiny of the Babri Masjid that was demolished in December 1992.

The Lok Sabha MP from Hyderabad mentioned he’ll proceed to talk on the Gyanvapi masjid problem, which he termed as an try to weaken the Constitution, as he was not petrified of both Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath.

Addressing a rally at Vadgam in Gujarat, the place Assembly polls are due by the year-end, Owaisi mentioned the accusation that the AIMIM by fielding its candidates will damage the possibilities of the opposition Congress to win the elections within the BJP-ruled state was misplaced.

The president of the Hyderabad-based All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) mentioned folks query him for talking on the problem of Gyanvapi mosque.

“I will speak because I have not sold my ‘jameer’ (conscience), nor will I ever do so. I speak because I am only scared of Allah and not any Modi or Yogi. I speak because the Constitution that was framed by Babasaheb Ambedkar gives me the freedom of expression,” he mentioned.

The AIMIM chief mentioned he is not going to let the Gyanvapi mosque meet the destiny of the Babri masjid in Ayodhya that was demolished almost three a long time in the past.

Owaisi mentioned he is not going to be deterred by criticism directed at him for protesting towards the courtroom order directing a survey of the medieval-era mosque in Varanasi.

“I am pained (by the survey) because the Indian Constitution is being weakened, the judgement of the Supreme Court is being ignored, and those who question me should read section 4(2) of the 1991 law (the Places of Worship Act),” he mentioned.

The Act prohibits submitting of any go well with or initiating every other authorized continuing for a conversion of the non secular character of anyplace of worship, as present on August 15, 1947.

A courtroom on Monday directed the Varanasi district administration to seal the spot within the Gyanvapi masjid complicated the place a Shivling was reportedly discovered throughout a court-mandated videography survey, which concluded after three days.

The mosque is situated near the long-lasting Kashi Vishwanath temple and the Varanasi courtroom is listening to a plea by a gaggle of girls in search of permission for day by day prayers earlier than the idols on its outer partitions.

Owaisi mentioned “bhakts of Godse (Nathuram Godse, the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi)” are spreading hatred within the nation towards Muslims by invoking points like hijab, job jihad and others.

The AIMIM chief sought folks’s assist for his celebration for the upcoming elections and mentioned the Congress, which is out of energy within the state for almost three a long time now, was not ready to talk on behalf of Muslims of Gujarat.

“People say Owaisi and the AIMIM (by contesting polls) will benefit the BJP. I would like to ask the Congress party as to when you last formed a government in Gujarat? Owaisi and the AIMIM were not there all these years, so why were you defeated?” he requested.

The Lok Sabha MP questioned the Congress over defection of its MLAs to the ruling BJP and having solely three Muslim legislators in its fold in a House of 182.

“Remember, you (Muslims) cannot change the government, but using your votes, you can help our representatives win and go to the Gujarat Vidhan Sabha to become your voice,” he mentioned.

Owaisi is in Gujarat to make preparations for the Assembly elections.

He has mentioned the AIMIM intends to contest the upcoming polls and the celebration is within the technique of determining the seats on which it would discipline its candidates.

His go to comes at a time when a number of office-bearers of the Gujarat AIMIM have stop their posts accusing the state unit of working for the advantage of the BJP.