VARANASI: The Kashi Vishwanath Temple, a revered website for thousands and thousands of Hindu devotees, has grow to be the centre of consideration following the implementation of a controversial ”no contact” rule directive issued by the Varanasi Commissioner of Police. This directive, which includes deploying officers adorned in saffron apparel throughout the temple premises, has sparked a debate, drawing each criticism and reward from numerous quarters. The determination, unveiled on Tuesday, noticed a visible transformation throughout the temple complicated on Wednesday, with a choose few officers exchanging their khaki uniforms for conventional kurta-dhotis in saffron hues. This transfer has elicited numerous reactions from devotees and observers, reflecting a spectrum of opinions on its implications and motivations.
Details Of The Directive
According to the directive, male officers will apparel themselves in pink or saffron dhotis and kurtas, complemented by an ”angvastram” and tilak, mirroring the looks of monks. Female officers, however, will don salwar kurtas in saffron and pink. Before deployment, these officers will endure a three-day coaching program targeted on enhancing communication expertise with devotees, geared toward fostering a extra cordial interplay.
What Is The Objective?
Commissioner of Police Mohit Agrawal emphasised the crucial of addressing crowd administration issues, significantly throughout peak hours of darshan. Long queues typically result in frustration amongst devotees, prompting the implementation of a “no touch” coverage for crowd management. Ropes shall be utilized as a substitute of bodily intervention to information devotees, selling a friendlier police picture and making certain a smoother circulation of holiday makers throughout the temple premises.
Controversy Surrounding The Directive
While some have lauded the initiative as a way to boost the devotee expertise, others have expressed scepticism, citing issues over potential political undertones and spiritual sensitivities. The sight of policemen wearing saffron amidst devotees has fuelled hypothesis, with some questioning its connection to election campaigning. Condemning the transfer, former UP CM and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav stated the choice to permit cops to decorate in something aside from their uniforms poses a giant safety danger. “According to which ‘police manual’ is it correct for policemen to be dressed as priests? Those who give such orders should be suspended. If tomorrow any ‘thag’ (fraudster) takes advantage of this and loots the innocent public, then what will the UP government and administration answer? Condemnable!” Akhilesh Yadav wrote on X.
पुजारी के वेश में पुलिसकर्मियों का होना किस ‘पुलिस मैन्युअल’ के हिसाब से सही है? इस तरह का आदेश देनेवालों को निलंबित किया जाए। कल को इसका लाभ उठाकर कोई भी ठग भोली-भाली जनता को लूटेगा तो उप्र शासन-प्रशासन क्या जवाब देगा।
निंदनीय! pic.twitter.com/BQUFmb7xAA
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) April 11, 2024
Former SP minister Manoj Rai additionally criticized the transfer, denouncing it as disrespectful to non secular sentiments and urging the Election Commission to intervene. Rai underscored the sanctity of saffron apparel, cautioning in opposition to its politicization.
What Does The Astrologers Say?
In the sanctum sanctorum of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple, the police personnel adorned in apparel resembling that of monks have been deemed applicable by astrologer Pandit Shashishekhar Tripathi. According to astrology, the police pressure embodies the authority of the planet Mars, related to fierce parts. Conversely, the temple and its ambiance signify the illustration of the divine instructor, Brihaspati. The connection of the instructor is with faith and spirituality. The presence of police personnel dressed as monks will diminish the affect of Mars and improve the affect of the instructor aspect. This is favorable. In locations of worship, the dominance of the instructor planet must be larger.
On the inaugural day post-directive, a mixture of saffron-clad and khaki-uniformed policemen have been noticed throughout the temple complicated. It stays unclear whether or not the officers donning saffron had undergone the prescribed coaching, including additional complexity to the continued controversy.
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