Burning of temple chariot ignites political wildfire in Andhra Pradesh

Burning of temple chariot ignites political wildfire in Andhra Pradesh

HYDERABAD: On the intervening evening of Saturday-Sunday final week, a wood chariot belonging to Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple in Antarvedi city in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh was burned to ashes.

It was initially regarded as an ‘unintended’ hearth however this chariot hearth – the rationale of which remains to be not know – has put the ruling YSRCP authorities in a good spot since that day. The subject took a severe spiritual and fiery political flip since that day.

“We are demanding CBI investigation not solely on this case but additionally in 20 different instances because the YSRCP authorities took over steady assaults on spiritual locations and likewise on clergymen,” thundered Chandrababu Naidu, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president and opposition chief.

This will not be an remoted incident however ever since YS Jagan Mohan Reddy took over as Chief Minister, there have been a sequence of disturbing incidents which can be communally delicate adopted by controversial allegations. 

However, the YSR Congress Party says there’s a concerted effort to deliver disrepute to the state authorities.

“We will crack this explicit case throughout the subsequent few days. We will get to know whether or not it was carried out intentionally by somebody or was an accident. Our authorities could be very delicate in relation to emotions of everybody irrespective of which faith they observe,” informs Vellampally Srinivas, endowments minister, Andhra Pradesh.

Special police groups below DIG, Eluru, KV Mohan Rao are engaged on this case and the state authorities has already suspended the temple’s Executive Officer.

Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party, its ally Janasena Party and different Hindu spiritual organisations have been actively conserving this “chariot burning” subject alive. There’s a heavy police presence, numbering almost 1000, in and round Antarvedi city to thwart any untoward incident since Sunday. 

“We aren’t allowed to do protests. Our individuals are being confined to deal with arrests. We condemn the angle of the ruling authorities,” says Somu Veera Raju, BJP Andhra Pradesh.

Popular movie star and president of Jana Sena Party (an ally of BJP) Pavan Kalyan has requested girls in Andhra Pradesh to mild diyas. “From 5.30 pm to six.30 pm tomorrow (Friday), I request all the ladies in Andhra Pradesh to mild diyas in entrance of their respective houses to focus on spiritual concord.”

Coming below extreme spiritual and political stress, the ruling YSRCP authorities has additionally introduced that it’s going to make a similar chariot at the price of Rs one crore roughly earlier than February 2021. The outdated wood chariot which was almost 60 years outdated was made from teak wooden and was utilized in each foremost competition of the temple.

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