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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has slammed the violence during ‘I Love Mohammad’ campaign-related protests, saying those trying to disrupt the Hindu festival of Sharadiya Navratra and inciting violence and anarchy in the name of faith will not be spared.
Comparing the rioters to demons ‘Chundd’ and Mundd’, he said Goddess Bhagwati is not going to tolerate them and they will be crushed.
According to media reports, The chief minister was addressing a gathering in Shravasti, a day after clashes occurred in Bareilly between security forces and protesters after Friday prayers during the ‘I Love Mohammad’ campaign, prompting a massive crackdown by police.
“You have seen that in Islam, it is said that they oppose ‘bootparastee’ (idol worship). It is their matter and their philosophy. We perform idol worship. We worship the ‘saakaar brahma’ and the ‘niraakaar brahma’, which is allowed by the Sanatan Dharma…. Some are saying ‘I Love Mohammad’ and indulging in arson and vandalism.”
“They know that this is Sharadiya Navratra, the occasion of Vijaya Dashami. If they spread chaos during the Sharadiya Navratra, work like ‘Chundd’ and ‘Mundd’, then Goddess Bhagwati is not going to tolerate it. Goddess Bhagwati crushes such ‘Chundd’ and ‘Mundd’,” Adityanath said.
In Hinduism, Chundd and Mundd were two demon brothers who served the demons Shumbh and Nishumbh and were slain by Goddess Kali, which led to her being named Chamundda. Adityanath said the followers of Sanatan Dharm worship Goddess Durga so that they can derive strength.
The chief minister said that the more Indian culture gets enriched, the stronger India becomes and the path of public welfare and global welfare will become more empowered. “Today, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a new India is giving this message to the world.
“But, there are some people who don’t like peace and welfare. Whenever there is a Hindu festival, they become volatile, to cool them, we have to resort to denting-painting,” Adityanath said.
