Rajasthan Government fails to stop the mining in Bharatpur despite giving assurance; Saints and Sadhus stage protest again !
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Bharatpur (Rajasthan) – Hundreds of Sadhus had staged protests against illegal mining in Pasopa village in Bharatpur. Sadhu Baba Vijaydas had committed self-immolation in this case in the month of July. The Congress Government in Rajasthan had then assured to stop illegal mining in the area, but it has not been followed and illegal mining is still going on here as before. Following this, once again 3,000 Sadhus and Saints have started the agitation. Tourism Minister Vishwendra Singh of the Congress Government has threatened the Sadhus and said that the Government will teach them a lesson.
1. Braj Das, General Secretary of the Defence Committee, said that considering the sentiments of all, we are re-starting the agitation on behalf of Sadhus, Saints, villagers and Krushna devotees from 1st of December. Earlier, he had staged a sit-in agitation for an hour and a half here. He then submitted a memorandum to the Collector demanding a halt to mining from the entire Braj region and warned that ‘if the ongoing illegal mining in the region is not stopped, there will be an agitation’.
2. Tourism Minister Vishwendra Singh said, ‘We have stopped mining, but the crusher plants will continue to operate as they are having licenses’.
Rajasthan: Tourism minister threatens Hindu seers protesting against illegal mining and stone crushers in Bharatpurhttps://t.co/MZp6AILwUX
— OpIndia.com (@OpIndia_com) November 11, 2022
Reason behind the agitation of Sadhus and Saints !The mountains in Braj are worshipped and circumambulated. Therefore, the movement has been going on for many years to save these mountains from mining. People believe that Shri Krushna took Incarnation on this mountain. These mountains are as important as Badrinath and Kedarnath. |
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