A fresh controversy has erupted between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Aam Aadmi Party. The latest bone of contention is fountains shaped like Shivling installed in New Delhi’s Dhaula Kuan. The structures are a part of the ongoing beautification of the national capital ahead of the G20 summit.
While the BJP leaders have accused Delhi minister Atishi of using ‘shivling’ for decorative purpose, AAP alleged that it is BJP-ruled Centre’s work along with Delhi L-G Vinai Kumar Saxena.
मोदी जी के नेतृत्व में शिवलिंग का अपमान किया गया और बेशर्म भाजपाई मोदी की तारीफ़ कर रहे हैं।दिल्ली के LG शिवलिंग का अनादर करके वाहवाही लूट रहे हैं।BJP को देश से माफ़ी माँगनी चाहिये LG पर कार्यवाही करो। pic.twitter.com/72mjQ2cmz9— Sanjay Singh AAP (@SanjayAzadSln) August 31, 2023
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Y Sathish Reddy called the decorative structures “a mockery of Hinduism”. BJP’s media panelist Charu Pragya said that Dhaula Kaun is not Gyanvapi.
A Shivling is not for decoration. And Dhaula Kuan is not Gyanvapi.AAP Govt in Delhi has installed Shivling shaped fountains at Dhaula Kuan. pic.twitter.com/A4J0SMspl7
— Charu Pragya???????? (@CharuPragya) August 30, 2023
Mockery of Hinduism by the #ModiGovt ???? Using Shivling as fountains for the #G20Summit2023. Is the sacredness of the Shivling being trivialized for amusement?
This is shameful & should be removed at the earliest! pic.twitter.com/TUNoF89n2K
— YSR (@ysathishreddy) August 30, 2023
An X user, who claims to be a Hindu activist, said that in ‘New India’, every step taken by the “secular governments” is to “make hindu teerthas, hindu symbols into tourist attractions or fun symbols”. Attacking a religious community, she added that they did the same in Varanasi’s Gyanvapi by turning ‘shivling into a fountain.
Shivling as fountains for #G20Summit2023 This is exactly how hindu sacredness is being turned into woke fun.
In New India every step taken by the secular govts is to make hindu teerthas , hindu symbols into tourist attractions or fun symbols.
Henceforth, it's okay for hindus… pic.twitter.com/MIZlnhsQyv
— Ritu #जिष्णु (@RituRathaur) August 30, 2023
These Shivlings have been installed by AAP Delhi Govt at Dhaula Kuan. This Making MOCKERY of Hindu Religion and Sacred Shivling by portraying it as a "Fountain" just like MusIims said it was in Gyanvapi case ???????? pic.twitter.com/M1xPmRqX66— Rosy (@rose_k01) August 30, 2023
In 2022, a structure claimed to be a ‘Shivling’ was found in the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi. While the Hindu petitioners claimed that it is a ‘Shivling’, the mosque authorities said it is part of a fountain in the ‘wazu khana’, where ablutions are performed before namaz. The petitioners had demanded a scientific investigation, including carbon dating, of the structure.
The G20, or Group of 20, is an intergovernmental forum of the world’s major developed and developing economies. India currently holds the rotating presidency of the multinational group.
G20 comprises Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkiye, the UK, the US, and the European Union (EU). “We are also seeking poems from G20 member nations as part of the G20 Anthology of Poems project,” the official had said.
The main event of the G20 summit will be held in Delhi on September 9 and 10. The meeting will host many heads of countries, including US President Joe Biden and China President Xi Jinping.
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