Last Updated: August 27, 2023, 20:22 IST
Nuh violence: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar stated state is ready to deal with any untoward state of affairs. (File pic/PTI)
Nuh violence: VHP joint common secretary Surendra Jain stated the yatra could be taken out by the Sarva Hindu Samaj of Mewat
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday requested the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal to not maintain their proposed Jalabhishek Yatra in Nuh on Monday in view of any doable violence-like state of affairs. The chief minister urged devotees in Nuh and the adjoining districts to carry out prayer of their close by native temples as an alternative.
Speaking to HT concerning the yatra, CM Khattar stated, “Since there was a law-and-order state of affairs in the course of the yatra final month, permission to hold this yatra was not given. The authorities have already appealed to the organisers and devotees to keep away from such a yatra once more and urged them that as an alternative of taking out this yatra, they might carry out poojas in native temples, which is a routine observe in the course of the month of Sawan.”
The chief minister’s statement comes hours after VHP asserted that several Hindu groups would go ahead with its procession in Haryana’s Nuh on Monday despite the district administration’s denial.
VHP Says Yatra Would Be Taken Out on August 28
The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Saturday said the “shobha yatra” could be taken out in Nuh on August 28 and asserted there was no have to acquire permission from the administration for such spiritual occasions.
Addressing a press convention in Delhi, VHP joint common secretary Surendra Jain stated the yatra could be taken out by the Sarva Hindu Samaj of Mewat, not the VHP.
He additionally appealed to individuals from different areas of Haryana to take out comparable yantras of their respective localities and never be part of the one in Mewat.
Nuh: Security Tightens Amid Reports Religious Rally
Meanwhile, authorities have ordered instructional establishments and banks to be closed in Nuh on Monday given any doable violence. The police have additionally deployed drones to observe the motion of locals on the rally.
The administration has additionally put out orders to droop cell Internet and bulk SMS providers together with the imposition of different prohibitory orders within the communally-sensitive district for August 28, the place a number of Hindu teams are planning to hold out a non secular procession.
Haryana Director General of Police Shatrujeet Kapur stated the administration has denied permission for the yatra attributable to a gathering of the G20 Sherpa Group, scheduled to be held in Nuh throughout September 3-7, and to keep up regulation and order within the aftermath of the July 31 violence.
Haryana Police Urges locals to keep away from Jalabhisek Yatra in Nuh
Haryana Police additionally urged individuals to not participate in any public procession on August 28 to keep away from any doable rigidity within the district and clarified that permission has been denied for any such occasion.
“Permission has not been granted by district administration Nuh for Jalabhishek Yatra in district Nuh on 28/08/2023 and therefore all are requested to not proceed in the direction of Nuh for the Yatra,” Haryana Police posted on X.
Nuh violence
Clashes broke out between two teams in Haryana’s Nuh on July 31 after a VHP procession was attacked by a mob. Six individuals, together with two dwelling guards and a cleric, had been killed within the communal clashes that erupted in Nuh and its adjoining areas.
Source: www.news18.com
