Jyeshtha Krushna Trutiya
Those Hindus who don’t become furious after reading this, are not Hindus at all!
- Memorandum submitted by HJS and Warakari Sect (10 Jun 09)
- Idols of Sree Rama, Seeta and Hanuman damaged in Panvel (5 Jun 09)
Panvel (Maharashtra): Idols of Sree Rama, Lakshman, Seeta and Hanuman, made up of marble, in a temple near Gujarati School on M G Road were found damaged in the night of 3rd June. This is not the first such incident in Panvel. A memorandum was submitted to Balasaheb Shinde, police sub-inspector on behalf of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) and Warakari against the incident as it has hurt religious sentiments of Hindus.
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Photo: Hindu Dharmabhimani submitting representation to Balasaheb Shinde, police sub-inspector
HBP. Padmakar Maharaj Patil, zonal-president of Warakari Mahamandal, Shri. Dhau Dharma Patil, on behalf of HBP. Dhanaji Maharaj, Shri. Shriram Kane, district coordinator of HJS for Raigad and HJS members, Shri. Ravindra Mahakal, Mrs. Abhaya Upadhye, Mrs. Kulkarni and Mrs. Vaishali Sambar were present on the occasion.
It has been mentioned in the memorandum, “How far the investigations carried out by the police in case of desecration of Hindu deities, have reached? Please provide information about the likely time required for nabbing culprits involved in this case. Temples in the city have become insecure owing to such incidents. Temples are the foundation of ‘idol worshipper’ Hindus and it is the responsibility of even the government along with the devotees to keep the temples protected. The Government should not try the patience of sentiments of Hindus.
Shri. Shinde assured the delegation to find out the culprits as early as possible.
Idols of Sree Rama, Seeta and Hanuman damaged in Panvel
Jyeshtha Shuddha Trayodashi’
June 5, 2009
Panvel (Maharashtra): There is a Sree Rama Temple near Panchratna Hotel on Gujarati High School Road. Everyday in the morning, ‘puja’ is performed of the idols by ‘Navajawan Bal Mitramandal’. The idols of Sree Rama, Seeta, Lakshman and Hanuman, made up of marble, were damaged in the midnight by unknown miscreants. Hindu Organizations have strongly condemned this incident. A representation demanding strict action against the miscreants has been submitted by BJP to Shri. Suresh Bhosale, senior police inspector attached at Panvel city police station.
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Photo: Damaged Idols of Sree Rama, Seeta and Hanuman
Yesterday in the midnight, unknown anti-social elements entered the temple and gashed the idols, cutting their hands and legs. The incident has enraged Hindus. Devout Hindus discussed the matter with Panvel city police inspector, Shri D. D. Tele, sub-inspector, Shri. Dilip Nalawade and senior police inspector, Shri. Suresh Bhosale. Shri. Bhosale assured them to nab the unknown culprits and file cases against the offenders.
Shri. Balasaheb Patil, District President of BJP for Panvel, Shri. Sanjay Hari Guruji, Vice President, Shri. Nilesh Chonkar, District Vice President of BJP Youth Wing, Shri. Rajan Pillai, taluka vice president, Shri. Baban Bargaje, its city president for Kalamboli, Shri. Pradip Jadhav, municipal councilor and members S/Shri. Amar Jadhav, Devidas Khedkar and Shri. Sudhakar Padhye of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti were present on the occasion.
Lethargic response by Police
It was expected that police would take prompt action in the morning after the incident took place in the midnight; but they did not take the matter seriously. Police protection was not provided to the temple in the morning. (Had similar incident taken place involving a mosque, would police dare to ignore it? – Editor S.P.) The police should have taken the damaged idols into their custody; but that did not happen. The idols with their broken parts were lying in a house near the temple. In the afternoon, police visited the temple and did ‘panchnama’.
Source: Dainik Sanatan Prabhat
