‘Kashi Mathura baaki hai’ Bengaluru residents say after Ram Mandir consecration in Ayodhya
Bengaluru: On January 22, as the consecration ceremony and unveiling of the Ram Lalla idol took place in Ayodhya, the streets of Bengaluru's Jayanagar resonated with the chant "Kashi Mathura baaki hai" (Kashi and Mathura remain). While the celebrations were centered around temples, special prayers, and devotional songs, residents gathered for a live screening outside the Vinayaka temple in Jayanagar. Kannada actor Tara was present at the event.
Residents expressed joy, considering it the "golden age of Bharat," attributing the occasion to Prime Minister Modi's efforts. Some highlighted the reclamation of temples, especially Ayodhya, but viewed it as just the beginning. Criticism was directed at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for not declaring January 22 as a holiday, with residents deeming it an essential day in Indian history.
“This is such an important day in Indian history, how can the government not declare a holiday?” asked a 40-year-old techie who had brought his daughter along.
A Jayanagar resident claimed this is “the golden age of Bharat.” “Modiji made this possible. It would have been a great honour to witness the consecration at Ayodhya but that's not possible, so witnessing this with the community is a joy,” he said.
When asked about the slogan on Kashi and Mathura, one of the residents donning a saffron shawl said, “This is just the beginning. They destroyed so many temples and Ayodhya is an instance of us reclaiming them. But as of now, it’s time to enjoy this moment.”
Navrathan Jewellers on MG Road celebrated by installing a life-size Ram idol, with employees dancing and chanting 'Jai Shree Ram.' A procession near Mysuru Bank Circle featured artistes portraying Ram, Sita, Lakshman, and Hanuman.
The Pran Prathishta ceremony in the Ayodhya Ram temple, attended by PM Narendra Modi, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, UP Governor Anandiben Patel, CM Yogi Adityanath, and Pejavar math seer Vishwaprasanna Thirtha Swami, took place from 12:20 pm to 12:28 pm.
In Varanasi, the proximity of the Gyanvapi Mosque to the Kashi Vishwanath temple has contended a long-standing debate. Hindu groups advocate for the mosque's demolition, claiming it was built on a temple's remains. In Mathura, Hindu petitioners argue that the Shahi Idgah Mosque stands on Lord Krishna's birthplace. Last year, the Allahabad High Court consolidated cases related to the Krishna Janmabhoomi-Idgah dispute.
Source: The News Minute
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Bhopal gas tragedy: Effects of leak seen in next generation of survivors, says ex-forensic doctor
Bhopal (PTI): The effects of poisonous gases that leaked from the Union Carbide factory in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal 40 years ago were seen in the next generations of those who survived the tragedy, a former government forensic doctor has said.
At least 3,787 people were killed, and more than five lakh were affected after a toxic gas leaked from the pesticide factory in the city on the intervening night of December 2 and 3, 1984.
Speaking at an event held by organisations of gas tragedy survivors on Saturday, Dr D K Satpathy, former head of the forensics department of Bhopal's Gandhi Medical College, said he performed 875 post-mortems on the first day of the disaster and witnessed 18,000 autopsies the next five years.
Sathpathy claimed Union Carbide had denied questions about the effects of poisonous gases on unborn children of women survivors and said effects would not cross the placental barrier in the womb in any condition.
He said blood samples of pregnant women who died in the tragedy were examined, and it was found that 50 per cent of poisonous substances found in the mother were also found in the child in her womb.
Children born to surviving mothers had the poisonous substances in their system, and this affected the health of the next generation, Sathpathy claimed and questioned why research on this was stopped.
Such effects will continue for generations, he said.
Satpathy said it was said that MIC gas leaked from the Union Carbide plant, and when it came in contact with water, thousands of gases were formed, and some of these caused cancer, blood pressure and liver damage.
Rachna Dhingra of Bhopal Group for Information and Action said Satpathy, who carried out most autopsies, and other first responders in the 1984 disaster, including the senior doctors in the emergency ward and persons involved in mass burials, narrated their experiences during the event.
Rashida Bee, president of the Bhopal Gas Peedit Mahila Stationery Karmchari Sangh, a poster exhibition covering every aspect of the disaster will be held till December 4 to mark the 40th anniversary of the tragedy.
An anniversary rally will be organised, with focus on global corporate crimes such as industrial pollution and climate change, she said.
