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Ganga Fast: Sant Gopal Das critical on 121st day; no response from PM Modi

Agencies
October 22, 2018

New Delhi, Oct 22: Another associate of late Prof G D Agrawal (Swami Gyan Swaroop Sanand)-- a young saint Brahmchari Atmabodhanand-, has announced to sit on indefinite hunger strike for pollution-free and richly flowing Ganga on October 24 even a condition of Sant Gopal Das continued to be serious at PGI Chandigarh on 121st day of his fast on Monday.

Informing the Centre of his resolve, the Brahmchari (22) on Sunday sent a four-page letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The young saint has stated that Prof Agrawal died while fasting for his demands for a clean river, another fasting saint Sant Gopal Das is critical following his 4-month long hunger strike for the sacred cause.

"If the government continued to maintain its apathy towards the stir and implementation of commitment by you(PM) even after sacrifice laid by Prof Agrawal and 121-day long fast by Gopal Das, I have no option but to sit on hunger strike on Wednesday", he wrote to the Prime Minister.

He also expressed regrets over reported stance of the government that described, undue and individual stubborn attitude of late Agrawal as root cause for stir and the prevailing deadlock.

He stated that it is not the stubborn attitude of an individual but the conflict between the government's insistence on imposing pure economic model based projects on the Ganga and saints' fight for preserving spiritual character of "Maa Ganga" and Gangtava of its pristine water(Ganga Jal).

Three saints from our Matrisadan ashram have already sacrificed their lives for the cause over recent years and we are determined to keep this "Ganga-Tapashya" going on, the Brahmchari wrote.

Meanwhile, a Ganga march was organised in Banaras on Sunday for paying tributes to late Prof Agrawal and generating awareness among people for the stir. The march, participated by local leaders of main political parties, began from the Town Hall passed through main roads before culminating in a meeting at the Rajendra Prasad Ghat. 

Former MP Rajesh Mishra, former Uttar Pradesh minister Surendra Patel, AAP leader Sanjiv Singh, Swami Avimukteshwanand, Waterman Dr Rajendra Singh and many dignitaries attended the programme.

The speakers at the meeting paid tributes to Agrawal and held the Centre responsible for his death amid hunger strike. "Apathy" of the government towards his stir and failure in implementing the promises made by PM Modi before elections in 2014, led to death of the octogenarian Ganga warrior, they concluded.

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July 26,2020
Bhopal, Jul 26: BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur on Saturday appealed people to recite the Hanuman Chalisa five times a day till August 5, which she believes will rid the world of the coronavirus pandemic.
`Bhoomi pujan’ or the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya is to take place on August 5.
“Let us all of us together make a spiritual effort to wish people good health and end the coronavirus epidemic.
Recite ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ five times a day at your home from July 25 to August 5,” the Bhopal MP tweeted.
“Conclude this ritual by lighting lamps on August 5 and offering ‘aarti’ to Lord Ram at home,” she added.
She also shared a video on Twitter, in which she said the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh is making efforts to contain the spread of coronavirus by imposing lockdown in Bhopal till August 4.
“Though the lockdown will be over on August 4, this ritual (recitation of the Hanuman Chalisa, a hymn in praise of Lord Hanuman) will end on August 5, when ‘bhoomi pujan’ for Ram temple in Ayodhya will be performed. We will celebrate that day like Diwali,” she added.
“When people... Hindus from across the country recite the ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ in one voice, it will definitely work and we will be free from coronavirus...This is your prayer to Lord Ram,” said Thakur.

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February 6,2020

New Delhi, Feb 6: DMK Lok Sabha member M K Kanimozhi on Wednesday challenged popular actor Rajinikanth to raise his voice for Muslims, saying they have "already been affected" by the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and are protesting on streets against the law.

Reacting to his statements earlier in the day in Chennai that "CAA is no threat to Muslims" and "if they face trouble I will be the first person to raise voice for them," Kanimozhi, daughter of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, told news agency that "Muslims in India have already been affected due to CAA".

"Let him (Rajinikanth) come forward and raise his voice for the affected Muslims", she said.

She said the members of the community have been protesting as the law leaves out Muslims.,

Asked whether Rajinikanth, through this pro-CAA statement, was moving closer to the BJP, the MP from Tuticorin said, "What he has said is no different from the BJP's narrative which we have been listening in parliament for the last few days".

Under CAA, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who came to India from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan till December 31, 2014, to escape religious persecution there will not be treated as illegal immigrants, and be given Indian citizenship.

Rajinikanth had asserted that the legislation did not pose any threat to Muslims. He wondered as to how Muslims, who chose to stay back in India following Partition will be sent out of the country. Besides, the central government had assured that Indian people will have no issues in view of CAA, he noted.

He charged that some political parties were instigating people against the CAA for their selfish interests.

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June 26,2020

New Delhi, Jun 26: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday said the central government cannot shirk its responsibility of securing our borders with China and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take the nation into confidence on the situation in Ladakh.

In a video message put out as part of the Congress party's campaign to honour the Army personnel who sacrificed their lives in Ladakh, she asked why the country's soldiers were martyred when China has not captured any Indian territory, as claimed by the Prime Minister.

"Today when there is a crisis-like situation at the India-China border, the central government cannot shirk its responsibility (of securing them)," she said in a video message as part of 'SpeakUpForOurJawans' campaign.

"The country wants to know if China has not captured our land in Ladakh, as claimed by the Prime Minister, then why were our 20 soldiers martyred," she asked.

She said while the Prime Minister says there is no intrusion into Indian territory, experts after seeing satellite images talk of the presence of Chinese troops in our territory confirming the intrusions.

"When and how will the Modi government take back from China our land in Ladakh? Is our territorial integrity being violated by China in Ladakh? Will the Prime Minister take the nation in confidence on the situation at the border?" Gandhi asked.

She said the government should give full support and strength to the Army, saying "this will be true patriotism".

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