No disrespect to seers will be tolerated: Suvendu
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday reiterated that his Government would not tolerate any disrespect shown to the sadhus.
Taking part in a programme for mass recitation of the Bhagavad Gita featuring 11,000 voices at the iconic Netaji Indoor Stadium, Adhikari assured the seers, saying “zamana badal gaya (time has changed),” that all the sanatanis could practice their religion without fear.
“Zamana Badal Gaya (Bengal has changed) for good … gone are the days when the sadhus were humiliated and disrespected … now the Government will not tolerate any humiliation of the Sadhus … in Bengal no one will be stopped from organising Pujas or chant Hanuman Chalisa, Bhagwad Gita or Krishna Naam, blow conch shells, chant your mantras and worship Gaumata (mother cow) freely… No Sadhus will be ridiculed… remember that the Government has changed,” he announced to thunderous applause.
Reminding that he had taken strong action against those who had tried to insult Godman Dhirendra Shastri, the Chief Minister said, “Some people had tried to humiliate Baba Bageshwar dham but we have taken strong action against them, driving home the message that no acts against the Sanatanis will now be tolerated in West Bengal.”
Announcing that he was not attending the programme as the Chief Minister but as a Sanatani, Adhikari said, “I have come here as a son of Maa Bharati … I must thank you for reawakening Bengal,” adding, however, that the State would have to remain alert against the “Azadi and Tukde Tukde gangs who demand freedom for Kashmir.” He also promised participation in the Kurukshetra International Gita Mahotsav.
