Hyderabad seer banished for 6 months
Hyderabad, July 11 : Hyderabad Police on Wednesday banished a Hindu religious leader from the city for six months for allegedly making provocative statements against other communities.
Sri Peetham Swami Paripoornananda, who was under house arrest for the last two days, was picked up by police early on Wednesday and was taken out of the city.
Sources said he would be dropped at his ashram in Kakinada town in Andhra Pradesh.
Hyderabad Police Commissioner Anjani Kumar issued the order under Telangana Prevention of Anti-Social and Hazardous Activities Act, 1980.
The move came two days after Telangana Police banished film critic Kathi Mahesh from Hyderabad for six months for hurting religious sentiments of Hindus through his alleged derogatory comments on Lord Ram and Sita.
The same day police had placed Swami Paripoornanda, who was staying at a real-estate businessman's house in posh Jubliee Hills, under house arrest as he had planned to launch a 'Darmika Chaitanya Yatra' to protest against Mahesh's comments.
The seer had announced the three-day yatra from the Shiva Temple in Bodduppal on the outskirts of Hyderabad to Yadadri.
Several leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), including former Union Minister and MP Bandaru Dattatreya and local legislator Chintala Ramachandra Reddy, had called on him on Tuesday.
Leaders of BJP, Vishva Hindu Parishad and other organisations had taken exception to the police action.
Police said the Swami, who started an organisation 'Rashtriya Hindu Sena' in November 2017, made provocative remarks at several meetings in Telangana.
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Adequate LPG stock in Chhattisgarh, no need to panic, says CM Sai
Raipur (PTI): Amid reports of shortage of commercial LPG cylinder in several parts of the country due to the US-Israel-Iran conflict, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Tuesday assured people that they need not worry about the availability of cooking gas in the state.
He asserted that adequate stock of LPG as well as petrol and diesel was available in the state.
Sai said in a statement that authorities have been directed to regularly monitor stock at gas agencies and keep a close watch on the supply chain. Necessary instructions were issued to officials in all districts to ensure a smooth supply of LPG.
The chief minister instructed officials to take strict action if any complaint of black marketing or hoarding of LPG cylinders is received.
Sai urged state residents not to pay attention to rumours and to book cooking gas cylinders as per their actual requirement.
The government was fully alert to ensure the availability of essential commodities to citizens, he emphasised.
Meanwhile, the Chhattisgarh Hotel and Restaurant Association has issued an advisory to hotels, restaurants, caterers and other food businesses across the state, urging them to maintain calm and avoid panic buying.
In the advisory, Taranjeet Singh Hora, president of the association, asked members to maintain coordination and immediately inform it about any major disruption in LPG supply.
He cautioned businesses against hoarding cylinders, saying such practices could worsen the situation for the entire hospitality sector.
The association advised hotels and restaurants to prioritise essential kitchen operations, core menu items and already committed banquet events.
Use electric cooking equipment wherever possible for emergency and staff kitchens such as induction cooktops, electric hot plates, electric rice cookers and kettles, the advisory stated.
