Demand to ban Pran Pratishtha, two petitions in Allahabad HC
Allahabad High Court received two PILs regarding the scheduled Pran Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla at Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22.
The court declined to expedite the proceedings of these petitions, scheduling them for hearings in due course.
In the first PIL, filed by Bhola Singh of Ghaziabad, the petitioner urges the HC to restrict the participation of the Prime Minister as well as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh in the ceremony.
The petitioner proposes this restriction until the completion of the 2024 parliamentary elections and till all Sanatan Dharma guru Shankaracharyas grant their consent.
The petitioner seeks a ban on the January 22 event, arguing that the temple is still under construction, and the Pran Pratishtha of the deity contradicts Sanatan tradition.
The petitioner also contends that, according to the Hindu calendar, no religious and auspicious programmes should be organized in the month of Paush.
In the second PIL, filed by All India Lawyers Union (AILU), the petitioner challenges a circular issued by UP chief secretary on December 21, 2023. The circular instructed district authorities to organize Ram Katha, Ramayana recitations, and bhajan-kirtan in Ram, Hanuman, and Valmiki temples, along with Kalash Yatras from January 14 to 22. AILU argues that the directive contradicts the basic tenets of the Constitution.
[With Inputs from IANS]
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