Madhya Pradesh: Hindu groups call for boycott of Basant Panchami puja inside Bhojshala
12, Feb 2016
Written by Milind Ghatwai | Dhar | Updated: February 12, 2016 11:20 am
Hindu organizations on Friday gave a call to boycott the Basant Panchami puja inside bhojshala to protest against the administration’s decision to allow namaz.
Hindu devotees were asked to visit a yagna at a ‘havan kund’ outside the disputed shrine by Dharm Jagaran Manch and Bhoj Utsav Samiti members from a public address system. The administration on the other hand exhorted devotees to visit the shrine saying the ‘darshan’ was free.
A massive rally was organised by Dharm Jagaran Samiti which started from Motibagh and will culminate at the shrine. Reportedly, the people present in the rally raise anti-Muslim slogans and urged others to come out and join them in large numbers.
Amidst all this, hundreds of devotees reached the shrine and lined up to offer prayers. The right-wing organisations alleged that policemen had tried to trick the people by entering the shrine wearing plain clothes but the plan did not work.