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BJP, RSS protest against proposed statue of Jesus in Karnataka’s Kanakapura
The BJP, RSS and HJV workers say that they will not allow the statue of Jesus Christ at Kapala Hills as the place has an ancient association with Munieshwara (a form of Lord Shiva).
INDIA Updated: Jan 13, 2020 21:35 IST
HT Correspondent
Hindustan Times, Bengaluru
workers and volunteers of the BJP, Hindu Jagran Vedike, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Rashtirya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) at a demonstration against a planned statue of Jesus Christ in Karnataka’s Kanakapura . (AFP)
D K Shivakumar represents in the state assembly.
The BJP, RSS and HJV workers say that they will not allow the statue at Kapala Hills as the place has an ancient association with Munieshwara (a form of Lord Shiva) and have questioned how Shivakumar acquired the 10 acres of land which he ‘donated’ for the installation of a statue of Christ.
Earlier, Karnataka’s revenue minister R Ashoka had said a probe was underway on how ‘gomala’ (village pasture land) of the government was transferred at a pittance by the previous administration to Shivakumar and his brother who in turn donated it for the construction of the statue.
Shivakumar was dismissive of the protest by the right wing and claimed that the idea to erect the statue was that of local Christians and insisted that the land deal was completely legal. “Let them (BJP, RSS) come, shout and go. We are not bothered. Being the local MLA my job is to help all constituents and Christians have been worshipping there for nearly 400 years,” he told the media.
RSS leader Kalladaka Prabhakar Bhat who spoke at the rally hit out at Shivakumar and said under no circumstance would they allow conversion activities nor construction of a Christ statue on the Kapala hills. “If at all if a statue needs to be built let it be that of Tilak or even Gandhi or thousands of saints of India.”
Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader Deve Gowda came out in support of Shivakumar. “This country belongs to all. Ambedkar wrote law which says we should protect all religions. BJP should have no expectations from me. Whatever D K Shivakumar is trying to do, there is no fault in that. They might have taken a decision to build a statue of Jesus on top of a hill, we don’t have any objection to it. Why are people from Mangalore and Bangalore going to protest in Kanakapura?” he told reporters in Bengaluru.
No timeline has been announced for the installation of the statue which is proposed to be carved out of a single rock.
Monday’s protest which came amid demonstrations against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in various parts of the country including Karnataka, also drew a sharp response from political activist, poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar.
“They boast they will give citizenship to all the religiously persecuted Christians from the neighbor countries at the same time they claim that they will not allow a statue of Jesus Christ in Banglore. Wow!! Makes perfect sense,” Akhtar, who is a vocal critic of the CAA, tweeted.
The CAA facilitates Indian citizenship for non-Muslim refugees including Christians from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh who arrived in India before December 31, 2014.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjp-rss-protest-against-proposed-statue-of-jesus-in-karnataka-s-kanakapura/story-3bjxnjbcK4zh72URr6EhBK.html
BJP, RSS protest against proposed statue of Jesus in Karnataka’s Kanakapura
The BJP, RSS and HJV workers say that they will not allow the statue of Jesus Christ at Kapala Hills as the place has an ancient association with Munieshwara (a form of Lord Shiva).
INDIA Updated: Jan 13, 2020 21:35 IST
HT Correspondent
Hindustan Times, Bengaluru
workers and volunteers of the BJP, Hindu Jagran Vedike, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Rashtirya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) at a demonstration against a planned statue of Jesus Christ in Karnataka’s Kanakapura . (AFP)
D K Shivakumar represents in the state assembly.
The BJP, RSS and HJV workers say that they will not allow the statue at Kapala Hills as the place has an ancient association with Munieshwara (a form of Lord Shiva) and have questioned how Shivakumar acquired the 10 acres of land which he ‘donated’ for the installation of a statue of Christ.
Earlier, Karnataka’s revenue minister R Ashoka had said a probe was underway on how ‘gomala’ (village pasture land) of the government was transferred at a pittance by the previous administration to Shivakumar and his brother who in turn donated it for the construction of the statue.
Shivakumar was dismissive of the protest by the right wing and claimed that the idea to erect the statue was that of local Christians and insisted that the land deal was completely legal. “Let them (BJP, RSS) come, shout and go. We are not bothered. Being the local MLA my job is to help all constituents and Christians have been worshipping there for nearly 400 years,” he told the media.
RSS leader Kalladaka Prabhakar Bhat who spoke at the rally hit out at Shivakumar and said under no circumstance would they allow conversion activities nor construction of a Christ statue on the Kapala hills. “If at all if a statue needs to be built let it be that of Tilak or even Gandhi or thousands of saints of India.”
Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader Deve Gowda came out in support of Shivakumar. “This country belongs to all. Ambedkar wrote law which says we should protect all religions. BJP should have no expectations from me. Whatever D K Shivakumar is trying to do, there is no fault in that. They might have taken a decision to build a statue of Jesus on top of a hill, we don’t have any objection to it. Why are people from Mangalore and Bangalore going to protest in Kanakapura?” he told reporters in Bengaluru.
No timeline has been announced for the installation of the statue which is proposed to be carved out of a single rock.
Monday’s protest which came amid demonstrations against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in various parts of the country including Karnataka, also drew a sharp response from political activist, poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar.
“They boast they will give citizenship to all the religiously persecuted Christians from the neighbor countries at the same time they claim that they will not allow a statue of Jesus Christ in Banglore. Wow!! Makes perfect sense,” Akhtar, who is a vocal critic of the CAA, tweeted.
The CAA facilitates Indian citizenship for non-Muslim refugees including Christians from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh who arrived in India before December 31, 2014.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjp-rss-protest-against-proposed-statue-of-jesus-in-karnataka-s-kanakapura/story-3bjxnjbcK4zh72URr6EhBK.html
