Hindu and Muslim families have come together to build a bulldozer-shaped kanwar for the upcoming Kanwar in Meerut’s Sadar area. TravelWhich starts on 14th July.
The 15 feet tall and 75 kg heavy kanwar is being built at an estimated cost of Rs 45,000. It will be taken to Haridwar on a specially decorated truck to fetch holy water from river Ganga. “We have decided to prepare the bulldozer kanwar this year because, in the second term of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, this heavy machine will serve as a powerful tool to teach a lesson to criminals and those working to bridge the gap between the two communities. emerged as Abhishek Agarwal, founder of Om Shiv Mahakal Seva Samiti, which is co-financing the bulldozer Kanwar.
According to Ashraf Khan, a resident of Sadar, Hindu and Muslim families of the area have been making kanwar jointly for the last 10 years. “None of us do this work for monetary gain. The joint performance of both the communities during the Kanwar Yatra is a strong message to those political parties who always try to sow the seeds of communal disharmony for political gains,” Ashraf said.
Rajpal Singh, Head Samajwadi PartyThe Meerut unit of Sadar said that the message of the people of Sadar against the divisive politics of Sadar is loud and clear. BJP and its affiliated organizations. “The UP government has banned the sale of meat in the open on the Kanwar Yatra route. This is nothing but a clear message to a particular community that they are being discriminated against on communal lines… For years, the Kanwar Yatras were being taken out in a cordial atmosphere. But the decision of the BJP chief minister is a hindrance to harmony.
During Bakrid prayers at Shahi Idgah in Meerut last week, Shahr Qazi Zainus Sajjideen called for “extinguishing the fire of hatred with the waters of respect for each other”.
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“Our constitution has guaranteed equal rights to people of all castes and creeds, but unfortunately those orders are being ignored which is pushing our country into turmoil,” said Shahar Qazi.
“Don’t fall prey to those who do politics of communal hatred. Be calm and alert as nothing lasts forever,” Maulana Wasim Abbas had said during Bakrid prayers on Sunday.
Meanwhile, a local BJP leader defended the government’s decision to ban the sale of meat on the Kanwar Yatra route.
“These decisions are not guided by any communal bias. BJP never discriminates on caste and communal lines. In Meerut, biryani Vendors voluntarily stop selling non-veg biryani during the kanwar yatra, and instead serve paneer or soyabean biryani. Our government is for all,” said Vineet Sharda, chief of BJP’s merchant cell in Meerut.