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Publication: Hindu Janajagruti Samiti
Date: October 1, 2007
URL: http://www.hindujagruti.org/news/3119.html#1
The custom followed for more a number of years,
to celebrate Navaratri festival on 'Durgadi' Fort and perform puja of 'Durgadi'
Devi will be banned for two days and Durgadi Devi temple will also remain
closed during Navaratri. The reason is, this year 'Idd' is falling during
the Navaratri festival and Muslims can not be disturbed at any cost. The police
have issued orders to the above effect. (Police force, maintained from the
money paid by Hindus by way of tax, has never issued orders imposing ban on
reading 'namaz' during Ganesh festival. What right do they have to issue such
orders to Hindus - Editor).
Police have also ordered to remove the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
put up by Hindus during Navaratri on the Fort and remove all saffron flags.
(In his own State, orders are given to remove Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's
statue. One is not a Hindu if one's blood does not boil after reading the
above - Editor).
Hindus are enraged after learning about such 'Tughalaqui' order issued by
police. This is only to woo Muslims that religious sentiments of Hindus are
trampled. (It is unfortunate that Hindus only get enraged. Had such order
been issued in case of a mosque, one need not be told about its effect - Editor)
Shiv Sena takes initiative in celebrating Durgadi Devi's Navaratrotsava. The
festival is starting from 12th October and 14th October is the day of 'Idd'.
Police called an urgent meeting of Shiv sainiks. (Why meeting of only Shiv
Sainiks? In the history of India, have Hindus ever troubled Muslims? If at
all, police are so fond of holding meetings, they should have called Muslims
who are the only ones to cause riots in the country - Editor).
In this meeting, Shri. Anupkumar Sinh, a police officer instructed Shiv Sainiks
that on 13th October, a marquee will have to be erected for Muslims to read
'namaz', therefore, on 13th and 14th October i.e. for 2 days, the temple would
have to be kept closed in the morning from 5.00 a.m. to 9.00 a.m. and even
'puja' should not be performed in the temple. (Will police dare to ask Muslims
to change the place for erecting marquee? - Editor). Police also instructed
to keep the shops on the Fort selling puja material like garlands etc. closed
during the said timing. He said further that no saffron flags should be seen
during the two days on the Fort.
Source: 'Daily Sanatan Prabhat'
