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The CPI(M) has taken a serious objection to the decision of the Haryana government to invite Jain muni, Tarun Sagar, to address the state Assembly. Party politburo member Brinda Karat, has also questioned Aam Admi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal for defending the Haryana government’ action.
From CPI (M) Facebook Post and Twitter:
Comrade Brinda Karat's retort to Arvind Kejriwal's support and soft Hindutva stance on the issue of a Monk giving religious lectures in the Haryana State Assembly. The Saffronisation Agenda of RSS Must be unambiguously Rejected!
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In a related development, the Delhi police has lodged a complaint against popular singer and composer, Vishal Dadlani for his “offensive” tweet against the Jain muni addressing the Assembly. Dadlani deleted his tweet and apologised, saying he “made a mistake by offending the peaceful Jain community.”
Image: Twitter
Though he still maintains that governance must not be mixed with religion, Dadlani, a staunch supporter of AAP has announced his decision to quit “all active political work”.
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During his ‘kadva vachan’ (bitter truths) address, the Jain muni spoke on issues including female foeticide, corruption, crime and terrorism. Here is some of what he reportedly said:
- “Rajniti par dharam ka ankush zaroori hai. Dharam pati hai, rajneeti patni. Har pati ki yeh duty hoti hai apni patni ko samrakshan de. Har patni ka dharam hota hai ki woh pati ke anushasan ko sweekar kare. Agar rajneeti par dharam ka ankush na ho toh woh magan-mast haathi ki tarah… ho jaati hai (The control of dharma over politics is essential. Dharma is the husband, politics is the wife. It is the duty of every husband to protect his wife. It is the duty of every wife to accept the discipline of her husband. If there is no control of dharma over politics, it will be like an elephant out of control).
- When religion enters politics, it brings purity; it becomes a disaster when politics enters religion.
- Chief Minister Manohar Lal might be blamed for saffronising politics. But, it is the purification of politics in real terms rather than saffronisation.
- “Humara padosi desh, sab ko maloom hai, atankvaad ko aasan de raha hai….Bhasmasur paida kar raha hai… Bharat ko pareshan karne ke liye. Mujhe lagta hai aaj nahi toh kal Bhasmasur tayyar kar raha hai apne liye. Ek baar galti kare woh agyan hai, do baar galti kare woh nadaan hai, teen baar galti kare woh shaitan hai aur jo baar baar galti kare woh Pakistan hai. Jo har baar shama kar de, woh Hindustan hai (Everyone knows that the neighbouring country is harbouring terrorism… creating Bhasmasurs to trouble India. If someone makes a mistake once he is ignorant, if someone makes a mistake twice he is innocent, if someone makes a mistake thrice he is the devil, and if someone makes a mistake repeatedly, that is Pakistan. And the one who forgives repeatedly is India).