A file photograph taken when miscreants threw stones at a ‘Brij Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra’, in Nuh on July 31, 2023. (For Representational function solely)
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Amid rising stress in Nuh over the proposed Jalabhishek Yatra on August 28, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Sunday mentioned the folks ought to provide holy water and prayers at Shiv temples of their neighbourhood as an alternative of holding any procession in view of the communal clashes within the district a month in the past.
Talking on the sidelines of “Rahagiri” programme to advertise non-motorised transport in Panchkula, Mr. Lal mentioned sustaining legislation and order was the accountability of the federal government and it was determined by the administration and the police that individuals ought to provide prayers on the temples of their neighbourhood as an alternative of holding a procession.
“The folks ought to provide prayers wherever they’re. The procession is just not allowed. Protecting in view the religion of the devotees, since it’s the final Monday of Shravan month, they will provide holy water on the close by temples,” mentioned Mr. Lal.
His assertion got here amid stress over the announcement of Sarv Hindu Samaj and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad to carry a spiritual procession in Nuh on August 28, and the Haryana DGP Shatrujeet Kapur on Saturday reiterating that the permission for a similar was not allowed.
The president of 52 “friends” (group organisations) Arun Jeldar had in press convention in Delhi on Saturday mentioned the organisers have been prepared to debate the dimensions and type of the procession with the administration. The VHP leaders had added saying that solely native Hindus can be a part of the procession and people from outdoors Nuh weren’t invited for it.
The Nuh administration has suspended web providers and bulk SMSes, imposed prohibitory orders and declared vacation for colleges and banks on August 28 as a safety measure.