NEW DELHI: BJP MLA Balmukund Acharya performed a “purification ceremony” on the Jaipur Municipal Company Heritage (JMCH) to deal with corruption and welcome former Congress councillors into the BJP.
Acharya, who can be the mahant of Hathoj Dham temple, used ‘Gangajal‘ and ‘gaumutra’ within the ceremony, asserting that it will cleanse officers and councillors who have been allegedly pressured into corruption.
This occasion occurred following the elimination of former JMCH Mayor Munesh Gurjar on account of corruption allegations. Subsequently, Kusum Yadav was appointed as the brand new mayor with assist from seven Congress councillors and one unbiased member, all of whom joined the BJP.
Earlier than Yadav formally took workplace, Acharya led the purification ceremony utilizing Vedic mantras and chants. He said, “We’ve got purified the company with ‘Gangajal’, eradicating all impurities,” expressing that the brand new management would function in an atmosphere of purity.
Acharya defined that the Congress councillors who joined BJP have been included within the ritual to remodel them into “Sanatanis.” He mentioned, “They’ve been cleansed of any impurity or corruption.”
The BJP MLA emphasised that even the municipal company officers underwent the purification course of as a result of they’d been “pressured to bask in corruption.” After the ceremony, Acharya claimed that they might now work with honesty and integrity.
Whereas the ceremony sparked some reactions, councillors who switched to the BJP said that the intention was to remove corruption and negativity. Councillor Manoj Mudgal commented, “It is a regular follow in Hindu tradition to make use of ‘Gangajal’ and ‘gaumutra’ for purification.” Paras Jain, one other councillor, reiterated that it was a ritual to cleanse the workplace of corruption. Councillor Sushila Devi clarified, “He was purifying all the premises, not simply us.”
Acharya instructed reporters the ceremony represented a brand new starting for the JMCH, claiming, “From in the present day, this company is corruption-free.”
Reacting to the ceremony, Congress state basic secretary Swarnim Chaturvedi mentioned, “BJP leaders within the state and Centre first accuse Congress leaders of corruption. They’re threatened by the investigating businesses like ED, IT and CBI, however after they be a part of the BJP they get absolved of their crimes.”
