New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) will hold a week-long celebration from August 22 to August 29 to mark the organization’s foundation day.
Addressing the reporters on Monday, the Joint general secretary of VHP, Surinder Jain said, “Broadly, we will cover three agendas. Firstly, we will create awareness about Coronavirus and will help people in need. Secondly, we will celebrate Raksha Bandhan and Janmashtami and spread awareness about VHP. Thirdly, we will spread awareness about Ram Mandir, its importance, culture, traditions etc.”
“VHP workers will go to the people of every state, district, village to spread awareness about agendas. Also, it will help the country to control the pandemic situation,” he added.
The organization came into existence on August 29, 1964.
Central law for ‘love jihad’, free Hindu temples from govt control, demands VHP
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has demanded that a central law for “love jihad” and Hindu temples be from the government’s control.
The VHP has sought time from Union Home Minister Amit Shah for a meeting to discuss both of their demands.
Speaking to ANI, the joint general secretary of VHP, Surendra Jain said, “We have written to Amit Shah for a meeting. We will talk about two issues. The first is to free Hindu temples from Government control. This was malpractice by the Britishers. Mughals used to demolish Hindu temples and Britishers used to control Hindu temples that received heavy donations. After that, even the government of free India continued this malpractice. We want this to end”.
“Second, we want there should be strong central law for illegal religious conversion that is love jihad,” he added.
Welcoming the ban on Muharram procession by the Uttar Pradesh government, Jain said, “We welcome this decision as the government also restricted the Kanwar Yatra due to rise in COVID-19 cases in the country. The country is still in the midst of second-wave of COVID-19 disease and the third wave is expected.”
Talking about the rising COVID-19 cases in Kerala, he said, “Kerala has lifted the lockdown on the occasion of Eid-Ul-Adha and the consequences are in front of everyone. The spike in COVID-19 cases in Kerala is high. Half of the COVID-19 cases reported today are from Kerala.”
Earlier on July 22, VHP‘s Alok Kumar said that the rising demographic imbalance needs to be tackled marking a remark on the Muslim population.
Earlier on July 22, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief said, there has been an “organized attempt” to increase the Muslim population since 1930.
‘Garbhgirah’ of Ayodhya’s Ram Temple to be constructed by 2023, says VHP’s Surinder Jain
The Vishawa Hindu Parishad Joint General secretary Surinder Jain on Monday said the construction of ‘Garbhgirah‘ of Ram Lalla in Ram Mandir, Ayodhya will be completed by the end of 2023.
Speaking to ANI, he said, “Hopefully the construction of Garbhgirah of Ram Lalla at Ram mandir will be completed by the end of 2023 so that we can install Ramlala at his respected birthplace”.
Remembering the last year Ram Janmabhoomi ‘pujan’ Mahotsav, the VHP leader said, “Last year Prime Minister Narendra Modi was there. There are so many sadhu saints, it is a historic day for us as well as for the whole country. It was a day to remember but we will not celebrate this day every year because we are thinking ahead of completion and installation of Ram Lalla”.
He also reiterated that the Ram Mandir issue will be politicised in the upcoming Assembly election in Uttar Pradesh. “It has nothing to do with any party neither this nor the 2024 Lok sabha election,” he said.
On August 5, 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took part in the ‘bhoomi pujan’ to mark the beginning of the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
The Supreme Court, on November 9, 2019, had directed the Central government to hand over the site at Ayodhya for the construction of the Ram temple. (ANI)
