SP leader Dimple Yadav
Mahakumbh will be held in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh in early 2025 and the government has started preparations. During the Kumbh Mela, the Akala Diocese had requested that non-Hindus not be allowed to provide food shops during the Kumbh Mela.
Reacting to the demand, Dimple Yadav, SP MP from Mainpuri and wife of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, said it would be unfair to allot anything on the basis of religion. The Akhara Parishad expressed displeasure over his remarks.
What did Akala Parish Shad say?
Akhara Parishad found Dimple Yadav’s statement sad and said she should not have made such a statement. Council president Mahant Ravindra Puri said the council was saddened by the remarks made by Dimple Yadav, wife of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav. He himself is from Uttarakhand and people from there also come to participate in the fair. Dimple should remember that Uttarakhand is home to 330 million gods and goddesses. He should avoid such remarks.
Mahant Ravindra Puri further said that if someone feeds dirty things to the ascetic saints in the forests of Uttarakhand during the Kumbh Mela, will it be tolerated? That is why we demand that the government should not open food shops to non-Sanatani people.
Statement from Dimple Yadav
SP MP Dimple Yadav, while opposing the Akhara Parishad’s demand, said it was unfair to divide business on the basis of religious beliefs during religious functions. These people want to destroy the Ganga-Jamuni culture, they want to destroy the secularist fabric of the country. They don’t want the country to be run according to the constitution.
What is the need of Akhara Parishad?
To maintain the purity and sanctity of Kumbh Mela, the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad has requested the government to ban non-Hindus from opening shops. The committee said non-Hindus could take advantage of the sanctity of the bazaar. The committee also said that there have been many incidents in the country where food was mixed with saliva, urine, etc. The committee made it clear that they were not against any particular community but wanted the move to preserve the sanctity of the fair.
