Fringe right-wing group Hindu Jagaran Vedike has put up posters on the Kukke Subramanya temple – ‘banning’ retailers belonging to non-Hindus – in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada district, reported information company ANI. The temple is anticipated to see a big crowd of devotees collect for the’Champa Sashti’ pageant that begins subsequent week.
The poster reads, “As ‘Champa’ Sashti pageant shall be celebrated at Kukke Subramanya, the retailers and stalls of different communities besides Hindus are banned across the temple.”
Police and the state authorities, led by the Bharatiya Janata Celebration, haven’t but reacted.
In March an identical poster got here up close to the Bappanadu Durgaparameshwari temple in Dakshina Kannada, asking authorities to not lease stalls to these from different communities.
These banners had been additionally seen in Chikmagalur’s Gonibeedu village; on that occasion it declared non-Hindu merchants couldn’t be allowed on the Subramanyeshwara temple truthful.
Karnataka regulation minister JC Madhuswamy appeared to assist the transfer. Talking within the state Meeting, he stated, “In Karnataka Hindu Spiritual Establishments and Charitable Endowments Act in 2002, Rule 12 stated no property together with land, constructing or web site situated close to the establishment shall be leased to non-Hindus. Following these guidelines, posters and banners have been put up.”
The opposition Congress accused the BJP of attempting to divide the society.
Karnataka will maintain an Meeting election subsequent 12 months.