DIMPAUR: A seer and his Gau Dhwaj Sthapana Bharat Yatra entourage have been stopped Thursday from getting into Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland following fears of attainable public unrest and protests towards his marketing campaign advocating a ban on cow slaughter throughout the northeastern states.
Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati’s first cease was BJP-governed Arunachal, however native authorities halted him at Donyi Polo airport in Hollongi and requested him to return.After being denied entry, their chartered plane landed in Nagaland’s Dimapur, the place he confronted the identical reception. Shankaracharya was requested to return to Guwahati after spending a couple of minutes on the airport’s VIP lounge.
Permission was denied for the yatra scheduled for Sept 28 in Kohima. Although initially agitated and looking for an evidence for why they could not proceed, Shankaracharya was knowledgeable that the choice was made on the cupboard stage and administration was merely implementing it. BJP is a part of the alliance govt in Nagaland.
“We have been directed to not allow them to go away the airport,” Chumoukedima district DC Polan John mentioned. Dimapur police commissioner Kevithuto Sophie cited state govt’s directive dated Sept 12. “There have been considerations about potential disturbances to public order because of the yatra. Prohibition can be strengthened by provisions of Article 371(A) of the Structure, which gives particular safeguards to Nagaland, notably on issues associated to non secular and social practices,” Sophie mentioned.
Earlier within the day, Naga College students’ Federation opposed the yatra in Kohima, warning of protests.
(With inputs from businesses)
