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Even with the local Pradhan Sangathan of Purola town in Uttarkashi confirming after a meeting with the district administration that they would not organize the proposed Mahapanchayas to discuss the “increasing cases of love and wild jihad” in Uttarkashi, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal now hold the responsibility for the same.
The Mahapanchayat is scheduled to take place in Purola on 15 June and will be attended by several other organizations including Pradhan Sannagthan and the local Vyapar Mandal.
Meanwhile, Muslim organizations also announced their Mahapanchayat on 18 June in Dehradun to discuss the issue of “forcing Muslims to leave their shops and homes”.
Wasim Ahmed, Media Officer of Muslim Siva Sangathan said that a group of Muslim religious leaders under the leadership of Dehradun Chahar Qazi Mohammad Ahmad Kazmi is being organized on June 18 in Dehradun to discuss the current atmosphere of hatred against Muslims all over Uttarakhand. He said, “With the recent events in which Muslims have been forced to leave their cities, we want to put pressure on the state government so that the entire community is not targeted.”
Speaking to The Indian Express, Pradhan Sangathan Chairman Ankit Rawat said that the management had refused to allow them to set up the Mahapanchayat saying, “Our organization is a constitutional organization and we should not organize an event that can cause tension.” “Now Bajrang Dal has taken charge of organizing the event. We are also with them and will attend the event,” Rawat said. He said that approximately 4,000 to 5,000 people were expected to attend and “the potential for violence cannot be denied.”
Virendra Rawat, Working Chief of VHP in Purola confirmed that VHP and Bajrang Dal now took responsibility for organizing the event. He said no permission from management was required.
Uttarkashi District Magistrate (DM) Abhishek Rohilla said that they had a discussion on Monday with all stakeholders and asked them to ensure that they all live in peace. He said that no one contacted them to obtain permission for any event.
“In the meeting on Monday night, we spoke to Muslim shopkeepers who said there was no direct pressure on them to close their shops,” Rohella said.
He said that in some places permission from management is mandatory for such events, but that is not the case here.
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