Continuing from where I left off or then terminated yesterday's post pertaining to the eternal conundrum or ceaseless skirmish between self appointed/anointed Dharam Guru's and atheists.......
Well; it indeed comes as no surprise that the conservatives; obscurantists; medievalists and so called religionists had their way once again and literally forced the organisers of the two day conference on atheism slated to be held in the temple city of Mathura on Friday and Saturday to indefinitely postpone the same........
Somewhat ruefully confirming the distressing and vexing bit of information; the mover and shaker or then should I say galvanising force behind the proposed two day long event Swami Balendu took to his twitter handle and soundly lambasted the mindless and wanton antics of the thousands of residents (Mathura's residents) and the Dharam Rakshaks who led them........
Theologist Balendu who was one of the leading lights of the Sanathan Hindu Sanstha till some five-six years ago castigated the authorities for caving in before the protestors and coercing the local organisers of the event to cower before them as they feared for their safety' sanity; security and continued existence within the boundaries of this ancient and revered city........
Soundly and scathily criticising the local police sleuths for failing to discharge their constitutional duties as ordained under the Indian Penal Code and other laid down laws in this regard; Balendu succinctly remarked; "it was more than evident that the men in khakhi were hand in glove with the teeming thousands who flocked the proposed venue of the conference and it came as no surprise therefore that the event had to be postponed indefinitely as the local police personnel were unwilling to do the job that they were being paid for; i.e. maintaining some semblance of law and order".........
Yours truly is not unduly concerned; perturbed; confounded and distressed by the indefinite postponement of the planned event but the increasing and disturbing trend of muzzling purported and resounding voices of dissent and disagreement with the laid down order every single time any which way they can as the same are definite pointers to the reprehensible trend of religious intolerance and chauvinism which has no place whatsoever in a thriving and vibrant democracy such as ours........
Well; it indeed comes as no surprise that the conservatives; obscurantists; medievalists and so called religionists had their way once again and literally forced the organisers of the two day conference on atheism slated to be held in the temple city of Mathura on Friday and Saturday to indefinitely postpone the same........
Somewhat ruefully confirming the distressing and vexing bit of information; the mover and shaker or then should I say galvanising force behind the proposed two day long event Swami Balendu took to his twitter handle and soundly lambasted the mindless and wanton antics of the thousands of residents (Mathura's residents) and the Dharam Rakshaks who led them........
Theologist Balendu who was one of the leading lights of the Sanathan Hindu Sanstha till some five-six years ago castigated the authorities for caving in before the protestors and coercing the local organisers of the event to cower before them as they feared for their safety' sanity; security and continued existence within the boundaries of this ancient and revered city........
Soundly and scathily criticising the local police sleuths for failing to discharge their constitutional duties as ordained under the Indian Penal Code and other laid down laws in this regard; Balendu succinctly remarked; "it was more than evident that the men in khakhi were hand in glove with the teeming thousands who flocked the proposed venue of the conference and it came as no surprise therefore that the event had to be postponed indefinitely as the local police personnel were unwilling to do the job that they were being paid for; i.e. maintaining some semblance of law and order".........
Yours truly is not unduly concerned; perturbed; confounded and distressed by the indefinite postponement of the planned event but the increasing and disturbing trend of muzzling purported and resounding voices of dissent and disagreement with the laid down order every single time any which way they can as the same are definite pointers to the reprehensible trend of religious intolerance and chauvinism which has no place whatsoever in a thriving and vibrant democracy such as ours........
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