Every Hindu family must have 3 children: VHP
Mahakumbh Nagar (UP), Jan 25 (PTI): The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Saturday expressed concerns over the “declining birth rate among Hindus” and called for at least three children in every Hindu family,
Speaking at the Virat Sant Sammelan held here, VHP’s Central General Secretary Bajrang Lal Bangra said, "The declining birth rate of Hindus has caused imbalance in the Hindu population in the country. The revered saints of the Hindu society have called for at least three children to be born in every Hindu family."
In the meeting, Hindus being “continuously persecuted in a planned manner in Bangladesh” was also discussed, he said.
“In India too, some elements are threatening Hindus to create a situation like Bangladesh. Hindus in the country should think deeply on this subject. The central government is bringing a law reform act to limit the autocratic and unlimited rights of the Waqf Board,” Bangra said.
Goraksha Peethadheeshwar and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who attended the programme, said that the Sanatan tradition of India is visible in this Maha Kumbh which the whole world can see.
This message should be divine for the whole country for which the efforts of Vishwa Hindu Parishad are incomparable, he said, adding that the whole world is seeing the result of this effort today through this huge Sant Sammelan.
After 1980, the VHP has taken many of its resolutions on this holy land, on the sacred banks of Maa Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati, which we can see in concrete form today, the CM said.
"We remembered Ashok Singhal who is not physically present amongst us today, but his soul must be elated to see this. The dream that Sanatan Dharma was waiting for for 500 years is that Ram Lalla is seated in a divine and grand form at his birthplace,” he said.
While only two lakh people visited Ayodhya in 2016, in 2024, 15 crore people visited. A grand and divine form of a new Ayodhya, a new Kashi is visible, Adityanath said.
After Shri Ram Janmabhoomi, now the dream of Mathura and Kashi is going to be realised, he said.
Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Vasudevanand Saraswati ji, who was presiding over the programme, said in his blessings that this is the same holy land where many decisions regarding Hindu society have been taken by the revered saints on the holy banks of this Ganga, Yamuna and Saraswati.
Prabhakar Das Ji Maharaj from Odisha stressed on the unity of Hindu society, while Yogi Umesh Nath Ji Maharaj from Valmiki society requested the Hindu society to increase its population, the VHP said in a statement.
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Lakhimpur Kheri violence case: SC expresses disappointment over non-production of witnesses in trial
New Delhi (PTI): The Supreme Court on Friday expressed disappointment over the non-production of witnesses in the ongoing trial against Ashish Mishra, son of former Union minister Ajay Mishra, and others in the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case.
A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said the status report filed before it by the Uttar Pradesh government has not assigned any reason whatsoever for the non-production of witnesses.
It noted that no witnesses have been examined in the trial for the last two months.
"We direct the presiding judge to take lawful measures to secure the presence of witnesses," the bench said.
It asked the trial judge to make an endeavour to conclude the trial in a time-bound manner, and also to file a status report before it.
The trials in two cases related to the incident are going on before a court in Uttar Pradesh.
The bench noted that in the first case, out of 131 witnesses to be examined, 44 have been examined, 15 have been discharged and 72 are still to be produced.
In the second FIR, out of 35 witnesses, 26 have been examined and nine were left, it said.
Senior advocate Siddharth Dave, appearing for Ashish Mishra, said that as per the latest status report filed by Uttar Pradesh, 44 witnesses have been examined so far in the first FIR.
"No witnesses have been examined in the last two months," Dave said.
He argued that the last status report filed by the state in March also said that 44 witnesses had been examined.
"What have you done from March till today?" the bench asked the counsel appearing for Uttar Pradesh.
The state's counsel said that 3-4 witnesses were summoned for the recording of their deposition during the trial.
The bench said at least 7-8 witnesses should be summoned instead of three or four for a day, so that even if some of them do not turn up, the trial court could proceed with the recording of statements of those appearing before it.
The top court also wondered how official witnesses can remain absent during the trial.
"We are disappointed to note that the so-called status report does not assign any reason whatsoever for non-production of witnesses...," the bench said.
Advocate Prashant Bhushan, appearing for the relatives of the farmers who were allegedly mowed down in the incident, said the apex court will have to do something regarding the manner in which the trial was going on.
The bench noted that besides the two FIRs, another FIR was registered in October last year concerning alleged witness intimidation.
It said that, as per the state's status report, the chargesheet was filed against the main accused in that case.
The bench noted that the status report reveals that, as far as Ashish Mishra is concerned, his alleged role in the third case is still being investigated.
The top court directed the investigating officer of the third case to conclude the pending probe and ensure that the appropriate report is filed before the concerned court within four weeks.
The bench posted the next hearing in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case for July.
On October 3, 2021, eight people, including four farmers, were killed in Tikunia in Lakhimpur Kheri district during a protest by farmers against Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya's visit to the area.
Four farmers were mowed down by a sports utility vehicle. A driver and two BJP workers were then allegedly lynched by angry farmers. A journalist also died in the violence.
In one of the cases, the trial court in December 2023 framed charges against Mishra and 12 others for alleged murder, criminal conspiracy and under other penal laws in the case of the farmers' deaths, paving the way for the trial.
