Seers support Akhara Parishad’s demand for ‘non-Hindu’ shops in Kumbh area | India News – Times of India

PRAYAGRAJ: The community of saints has spoken out in support of the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP) on the issue of not allowing non-Hindus to set up food shops in the mela area Maha Kumbh.
The proposal mooted recently by ABAP chief Shri Mahant Ravindra Puri was opposed by Islamic religious organization All India Muslim Jamaat, which said such a move will create division in the society.
The head of the Tikar Mafi ashram of Jhunsi, Swami Hari Chaitanya Bhramchari, supported the ABAP proposal and said: “Those who do not believe in Hindu gods and goddesses, Hindu religious texts, the Puranas, Upanishads etc., do not need to go to a religious event to come. to which it is so deeply connected Hindu traditions and beliefs. For those who are just looking at this as an opportunity to make a quick buck, an area of ​​5 km around the Maha Kumbh campus should become their Laxman Rekha,” he said.
He added that besides this, there should be a complete ban on the sale of meat, fish and liquor around the mela area.
Mahamandaleshwar Swami Yatindranand Giri of Juna Akhara said, “Maha Kumbh is the epicenter of grandeur, vastness, mythology, faith, devotion and belief of Sanatan Dharma. As such, non-Hindus are not allowed to enter the mela area or do business.”
He further said that if this is not done, the sadhu community will boycott it.
Acharya Dhirendra Shastri of Bageshwar Dham has also supported the ABAP demand on the issue.