New Delhi: A tense state of affairs erupted in Assam’s Haiboragaon on Monday after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi was barred by authorities from visiting the Sri Sri Sankar Dev Satra temple in Bordua close to right here. Gandhi, together with different Congress leaders, was halted at Haiboragaon and never allowed to go additional. The previous Congress chief was planning to pay respects to the native deity earlier than beginning his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra on Monday.
Mahila Congress leaders then sat on a dharna to protest in opposition to the refusal of permission to Gandhi to go to the temple. The previous Congress chief additionally joined the dharna. Authorities mentioned Gandhi shall be granted permission to go to the temple solely at three PM.
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Gandhi challenged the police on why he was being prevented from visiting the temple. “Will PM Modi now determine who will go to a temple and when,” Gandhi mentioned. “We don’t wish to create any issues, merely pray on the temple,” Gandhi informed the police authorities.
Heavy Safety, Street Blockade Round Temple
Strict safety preparations, deployment of an enormous police drive and blockade of roads have been in place across the Sri Sri Sankar Dev Satra temple. Besides the native MP and MLA, no Congress chief was permitted to journey past Haiboragaon, round 20 km from the temple spot. Even the media workforce was not allowed to journey past Haiboragaon.
Congress Sewa Dal chief Lalji Desai mentioned it was “shameful” that the prime minister and Assam chief minister weren’t permitting them to wish on the temple. “That is atrocious. It’s unlucky that the prime minister will determine who will pray at what time within the nation,” he mentioned.
“Till the time the prime minister does pooja (in Ayodhya), nobody is allowed to wish wherever,” Desai claimed. “There isn’t a ‘loktantra’ (democracy) right here and the federal government will determine when folks will pray at temples,” he mentioned.
