In the background of the ongoing violence at Basirhat in North 24 Parganas district, a day-long meeting of Hindu religious leaders was organised by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Thursday.
Senior VHP leader Sachindranath Sinha said that looking at the deteriorating condition of Hindus in Bengal, one ‘Sant’ or Hindu religious leader will be made in-charge of every district, who, along with his team, will resist attack on any temple in the area.
“We will also organise a signature campaign to stop cow slaughter in Bengal, and submit the deputation at Nabanna, the state secretariat. Killing of cows have been stopped at nearly all states except Bengal, Kerala, and some parts of the northeast. Sadhus will gherao Nabanna, if need be,” Sinha said while addressing a gathering at Mahajati Sadan, an auditorium in north Kolkata.
He alleged that the police and administration had not been cooperative. “There has been a fear psychosis among the Hindus in Bengal. Politicians are concentrating on the 27 per cent minority vote and ignoring the 72 per cent Hindus because they are unorganised. Thus they need to be organised for their sake. We went to the police for organising a meeting to offer solidarity to the pilgrims who had been shot dead at Amarnath, but they did not grant permission,” he said.
“Three resolutions have been taken unanimously today. First, irrespective of caste, creed, and political affiliation, all Hindus should unite to protect their own interest and for their security during unrests like that in Basirhat. Second, no non-Hindu person can be made the head of any committee of a Hindu place of worship, and third, there should be a control over cow slaughtering in Bengal by shutting down illegal abattoirs in the state, like in other states,” said Bandhugaurab Maharaj, one of the leaders present there.
Atmaprakash Nanda, another ‘sadhu’, said that simply speeches and discussions would not help. “We need to be connected with the help of the Internet. There should be full use of social networking sites to keep each other apprised because the media will not write about the plight of Hindus,” he said.
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