Shillong, Sept 12: The Thma U Rangli Juki (TUR) on Thursday demanded the state authorities to ban the proposed ‘cow safety march’ by the Jagatguru Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwarananda Saraswati in Shillong on October 2.
“(We) strongly condemn the communal name given by a Hindu seer, Jagatguru Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwarananda Saraswati, for the cow safety march or the ‘Gau Dhwaj Sthapana Bharat Yatra’ in Shillong on October 2,” TUR chief Angela Rangad stated in a press release.
“This yatra that’s calling for a nationwide ban on cow slaughter is a Hindu majoritarian communal assault on pluralist and secular tradition of India and Meghalaya. Communities in Meghalaya savour all types of meat together with beef and lots of indigenous communities even sacrifice cows for sacred causes,” she stated.
“TUR calls for that the federal government ought to instantly ban the proposed cow safety march by the Hindu fundamentalist Jagatguru Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwarananda Saraswati as this is able to vitiate the pluralist and secular tradition of Meghalaya. The cow safety march and erection of Cow Flag in Shillong is just not about spiritual freedom however is clearly about establishing the dominance of fascist majoritarian tradition in India,” Rangad stated.
She additionally warned, “If the proposed rally on 2nd October is just not banned, then TUR calls all of the secular peace loving residents of Meghalaya to converge on the placement of the erection of Cow Flag for a peaceable picnic to have fun various meals traditions of Meghalaya together with varied cow meat/beef dishes.”
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