Prayagraj:
The Akhada Parishad hit out at Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun for attempting to instigate division between communities after he allegedly issued a risk to focus on the Maha Kumbh in a video.
Following the loss of life of three Khalistani Zindabad Drive militants in an encounter with the UP and Punjab police in Pilibhit on Monday, a video threatening to disrupt the important thing bathing dates of the Magh Mela on — January 14 (Makar Sankranti), January 29 (Mauni Amavasya), and February 3 (Basant Panchami) — surfaced on social media, with the voice within the video being attributed to Khalistan supporter Pannun.
Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is the chief of banned outfit Sikhs For Justice and has been designated a terrorist by the Indian authorities.
Addressing the media in Mahakumbh Nagar, Mahant Ravindra Puri, the president of the Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad, stated, “If this particular person named Pannun dares to enter our Maha Kumbh, he will probably be crushed and pushed out. We’ve got seen a whole lot of such lunatics.” “That is the Magh Mela, the place Sikhs and Hindus are united. Pannun’s makes an attempt to instigate division are uncalled for. It’s the Sikh group that has stored our Sanatan custom alive. They’ve safeguarded Sanatan Dharma,” he stated.
Pointing to the shared religious ties between Hindu and Sikh communities, the Akhada Parishad president stated, “We’ve got Naga sadhus in each our religions, and we’re all troopers of Sanatan Dharma. That is why we don’t take such delusional threats significantly.” He additionally highlighted that Pannun’s inflammatory language has all the time been geared toward sowing division and focusing on Sanatan Dharma. “We should always not give an excessive amount of significance to Pannun’s statements, as his purpose has all the time been to create unrest and assault the very cloth of our traditions,” he stated.
Mahant Ravindra Puri additionally identified that three of the distinguished ‘akhadas’ — Bada Udasin Akhada, Naya Udasin Akhada, and Nirmal Akhada — are based mostly in Punjab and are residence to revered saints. “Thus, we don’t take such extremists significantly,” he added.
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