On Wednesday, the Koppal district collector ordered to remove the electric lamps on the streets of Gangavathi taluka, which is considered to be the birthplace of Lord Hanuman.
The electric lamps on the streets of the city portrayed ‘Gada’ and ‘Dhanush’ like ornamental structures, to show the weapons carried by Lord Rama and Lord Hanuman.
According to the media reports, a police case against Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Corporation (KRIDL) has been done for showing ‘Hindu religious symbols’ on public lamps. The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) which is the political wing of the banned Islamist terrorist organization Popular Front of India (PFI) raised objections over the lamps and said that these were hurting their religious sentiments.
Notably, these poles are installed on the Rana Pratap Circle and Julia Nagar in the Gangavathi region for beautification. The official notification by the district collector said that these poles can disturb the religious harmony in the city.
‘Since there are possibilities of disturbing public peace in the city, the poles should be immediately cleared. File a case against the KIRDL engineers for carrying out this work and take appropriate action’, the official notification read in Kannada.
It is important to note that Anjanadri Hills in Gangavathi (Koppal district) is celebrated as the birthplace of Lord Hanuman. Earlier, BJP’s Janardan Reddy had demanded the development of Anjanadri hills on similar lines to Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Rama in Uttar Pradesh.
He had also demanded the release of Rs 120 crores from the state funds for the development of the area, which is believed to be the birthplace of Lord Hanuman.
According to the media reports, the electric poles portraying symbols of arrows and ‘gada’ have been installed to instill religious motivation in the minds of devotees who travel on the path while on their way to the Anjanadri Hills. It was made clear during the installation that the act was being executed with no other communal intention. However, the Collector has asked removal of the lamps citing communal disharmony.
The poles have been installed on the streets of Gangavathi leading to Anjanadri Hills. The route lasts 12km. These religious symbols have been installed just to encourage the devotees walking on their way to Anjanadri Hills to worship Lord Hanuman.
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