Mamata's Maha Aarti in Rath Yatra stuns all
Is
ISKCON apathetic to Hindu feelings?
Despite
the fact that Hindus in the Indian state of Bengal are on the verge of wane and
religious persecutions on them by Islamists (in each way) and abetted by the
weird silence, barefaced pro-minority approaches of state government are rising
by leaps and bounds, Hindu religious leaders as well as organizations remain
most apathetic to their lot. This came forth best on June 29, 2014 when Sm.
Mamata Banerjee, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Bengal, was seen to join the Rath
Yatra organized by ISKCON, along with a host of members of the state cabinet. The
members included Subrata Mukherjee or the Hon’ble Minister of Village
Development and Panchayat, Sovan Chatterjee or Hon’ble Mayor of Kolkata and Subrata
Bakshi, MP of Trinamool Congress. Bengal Chief Minister was also seen to
perform Maha Aarti of the Holy Deities of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balarama and Subhadra.
Ratha Yatra or the Holy festival inaugurated once the road before the Holy
Chariot was cleansed by Mr. Subrata Mukherjee with a golden-broom (emblematic cleaning of the path for chariot of Lord
Jagannath).
Such
a grand, Holy Rath Yatra festival is organized on each year in the metropolis
of Kolkata by ISKCON or the International Society for Krishna Consciousness and
is joined by hundreds of thousands of people representing all echelons of the society
including foreign devotees of this globally acclaimed organization. Today, the three
finely-decorated chariots commenced their journey at 12.30 pm from Park Circus,
joined by devotees in large numbers, and reached the Park Street in the
evening. Even if it was raining heavily then, more Hindus joined the festival
with elation. To celebrate the sanctified occasion, Hindus reached Maidan or Brigade Parade Ground where the three
chariots will stay till July 7 or Bahuda Yatra
or Ulto Rath.
Once
chariots reached Maidan, Sm. Mamata Banerjee performed Maha Aarti of the Holy
Deities of Lord Jagannath, Lord Balarama and Subhadra. Along with her family,
she also offered Puja to the Holy Deities.
Can
any such worship be performed by a person who never forgets to wear hijab to
placate Muslims in the state at every opportune time? Even since her ascension
to the position of Chief Minister of Bengal in 2011, Sm. Mamata Banerjee has
left no stone unturned to appease Muslims in Bengal and this has been found by
either wearing hijab or participating in Islamic festivals. It must be kept in
mind that hijab is a headscarf worn by Muslim women beyond the age of puberty
before adult males outside of their immediate family members. Apart from this, Bengal
under the rule of Trinamool Congress has remained witness to burgeoning assaults
on Hindus, their religious beliefs along with properties and women in
particular, by radical Muslims. Ravishment of Hindu women by Islamists is getting
common more and more and the venom has engulfed the entire state already.
The
ignominious episode of gang rape and murder of Shipra Ghosh by radical Muslims on June 7,
2013 in her own village of Kamduni, within Barasat police station’s (then) jurisdiction
in the district of North 24 Paraganas is yet to be forgotten while the maimed soul of the innocent Hindu girl
is yet to get justice. Thousands of such atrocities on Hindus have occurred and
the horror is increasing with each day it passes. How can ISKCON or a Gaudiya
Vaishnava religious organization invite such a rabid pro-Islamist individual to
perform Maha Arati at Rath Yarta festival Kolkata, 2014.
The
performance has hurt Hindus; protests are being found in different quarters of
Hindu society against such a brazen act.
Hindu Samhati regularly
monitors and reports violations against Hindus in West Bengal. We also work
with both governmental and NGO agencies for proper education on protection and
ensure remedies to the Hindu populace as per prevailing law of the land.
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