By – Prakarsh Kastwar
Asaduddin Owaisi has urged Muslim youngsters to be mindful of the Center’s actions as the opening of the Ram Temple draws closer.
Days after Asaduddin Owaisi urged Muslim youth to be vigilant against attempts to “snatch away” mosques, Peethadhishwar Dhirendra Shastri of Bageshwar Dham attacked the chairman of the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen on Friday, claiming that the words demonstrated his “fear” and that they should be kept.
Days after Asaduddin Owaisi urged Muslim youth to be vigilant against attempts to “snatch away” mosques, Peethadhishwar Dhirendra Shastri of Bageshwar Dham attacked the chairman of the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen on Friday, claiming that the words demonstrated his “fear” and that they should be kept.
Owaisi on January 1 urged Muslim youth to be cautious of the actions carried out by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre, saying that masjids across the nation should continue to be inhabited as the opening of the Ram Temple draws closer.
In reference to the Babri Masjid, Owaisi stated that the site where the holy Quran has been recited for the previous 500 years is no longer in their control.
“Young people, I’m telling you, we’ve lost our Masjid, and you’re witnessing what’s going on there.” “Don’t you feel pain in your hearts?” Owaisi asked at a Bhavani Nagar event.
“The place where we sat for 500 years and recited the Quran is no longer in our hands.” Don’t you see that there’s a plot afoot to build three or four more mosques, one of which being the Sunheri Masjid (Golden Mosque) in Delhi? We have arrived at this point after years of hard labor. You must pay attention to these details,” he stressed.
The AIMIM chairman further emphasized that young Muslims must be vigilant and unified.
“Retain your strength and support. Maintain the population of your mosques. It is possible that these Masjids will be taken away from us. I hope that the young man of today, who will become the old man of tomorrow, will look ahead and consider how he may benefit himself, his family, his city, and his neighborhood. “Unity is a blessing and a strength,” Owaisi concluded.
According to Dhirendra Shastri, Lord Ram is not a political issue.
Asserting that Lord Ram is not a political matter, Shastri called “politicising” the Ram Temple dedication ritual “idiocy.”
“Lord Ram is not a political issue. ‘Dharma se raajneeti chalti hain.” Politics does not run through religion, but religion does run through politics. The citizens of the country are not asleep; they are awake and aware of everything. Vote your conscience, but vote in the national interest. Lord Ram’s policy is one of dignity, harmony, and peace. “Idiots are politicizing the issue,” Shastri said of opposition parties saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi took credit for the Ram temple.
He went on to say that the Ram temple is being erected not for casteism, but for the faith of all Ram followers.
“Everyone owns Lord Ram.” Lord Ram is an excellent leader. “The Ram Temple is being built for the faith of all Ram devotees, not for casteism,” he stressed.
When challenged about the other two issues (Gyanyapi and Mathura Janamanbhoomi), he stated, “There is no place of opinion; it is proven that in Gyanyapi there is Lord Shiv and Krishan Janamanbhoomi is of Kanhaiya.”
“Opinions are unnecessary in these matters.” There is a law in place, as well as the Supreme Court of India. Currently, ASI reports reveal proof that there is a Sanatana temple. “In the past, the Mughals (Akbar and Babar) attacked our Hindu temples, and today the wounds are being healed,” he added.
Shashtri, who has been invited to the Ram Temple’s consecration ceremony, believes the occasion is more significant than Diwali.