By L S Herdenia
BHOPAL: The politics in Madhya Pradesh has got fresh heat with the confrontation between the Congress and the pro-BJP Baba Ramdev. The Congress veteran leader Digvijay Singh issued strongly worded statement against Baba Ramdev. Not only that, he went to the extent of filing a complaint against him at the police thana.
Former CM Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday filed a police complaint against yoga guru Ramdev for allegedly spreading communal hatred through his social media video on ‘sharbat jihad’.
He went to TT Nagar police station, demanding an FIR under sections 196(1)(a) and 299 of BNS with sections of the IT Act. If police did not register an FIR, he would approach court, he said, calling Ramdev’s social media video. Addressing a press meet before approaching police, he said, “Ramdev’s video has come in which he appeals to the people not to drink Rooh Afza because it is manufactured by Muslims and the profits will go towards construction of mosques and madrasas. An FIR must be registered against such a person.” In the video, Ramdev isn’t heard naming Rooh Afza.
Singh alleged that Ramdev was stirring religious sentiments and spreading hatred to sell Patanjali products. “He is not Baba Ramdev but vyapari (trader) Ramdev,” Singh said. He alleged that Ramdev says in his social media post that people should drink Patanjali’s “gulab ka sharbat” so that gurukuls were constructed.
Besides Ramdev, he also launched severe attack on the BJP over the Waqf act. He said it is nothing but to terrorise minorities. He expressed concern over communal incident in various parts of country.
Meanwhile ruling party BJP has to face several criticism over an ugly incident. According to details of the incident, son of a Indore, BJP MLA forced priests of a temple to reopen the doors after past midnight and enable him and his friends to perform Puja.
Three days after MLA Golu Shukla’s son Rudraksh and his friends allegedly thrashed priests of Chamunda Mata temple in Dewas after not being allowed to offer prayers as the temple had closed for the day, Dewas police named him and eight others in the FIR late Monday night. On Tuesday, Rudraksh and four others approached Kotwali police station with their lawyers and procured bail.
“Five persons, including Aman Shukla, Lokesh Chandwani, Manish Tejwani, Aniruddh Singh Panwar and Rudraksh Shukla, were arrested whereas Jitu Raghuwanshi, Honey Indresh, Sachin and Prashant are absconding,” said Dewas additional SP Jayveer Singh Bhadoriya.
Police on Monday night added the names of eight more persons, including Rudraksh, in the FIR that was registered on Sunday. According to police, a group of people in a fleet of SUVs forcibly entered the temple premises on the intervening night of April 11-12 after it was closed for the night and allegedly thrashed the priest as he refused to let them in.
CCTV footage was examined during investigation, based on which the names have been added, said Bhadoriya, adding that the priest’s statement was also recorded. Dewas police registered two cases against the group. On the priest’s complaint, a case was registered against Jitu Raghuvanshi and others under BNS sections 115 for voluntarily causing hurt, 296 for verbal abuse, and 351 for criminal intimidation on Saturday night.
It is learnt that BJP MLA’s son was not prepared to apology. But the central leadership thought that the matter was serious and may cause nationwide protest. Even the PMo was also apprised with details of the incident. This realization forced leadership to intervene and asked Hitendra and Sharma to reach and sort out the matter. Accordingly son and friends were asked to surrender at the police thanks and went to the temples to offer apology. They then touched the feet of the priest and conveyed their regret.
Meanwhile the BJP has taken a unique decision to spread the ideals of Baba, Ambedkar. It has held a training camp for speakers who will go to various parts of the state to tell the people about Ambedkar’s ideology. The speakers were trained by leaders of the party.
As for the Congress, it has decided to activate district level units of the party. Decision to this effect was taken at the Ahmedabad session of the party. Keeping this in view AICC in charge of Madhya Pradesh will tour the state commencing from the Bundelkhand region of the state. (IPA Service)
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