November 18:
Expressing fear that the proposed anti-superstition Bill
would endanger Hindu traditions, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and
Bajrang Dal have said they would launch a series of protests and a legal
struggle against the Bill.
A meeting of
astrologers, temple administrators, and regional leaders of Hindu
organisations held on Saturday on the demerits of the Karnataka
Superstitious Practices Bill 2013, the draft of which was submitted by
the National Law School of India University.
During
the meeting, the astrologers defended their trade by citing ‘scientific
principles’ behind their practice; temple administrators feared that
certain traditions, including narrating tales of the miracles of gods
and goddesses, would be prohibited; while others believed traditional
dance forms of Yakshagana and Bharatanatyam would be banned.
Addressing
reporters , VHP Karnataka Zone President M.B. Puranik, said the Bill
was targeting the Hindu religion. “The Congress government has taken a
few regressive practices of the religion, and exaggerated it. Not all
aspects of belief are superstition. Temple administrators and
astrologers should be taken into confidence before drafting this Bill,”
he said. “There are a lot of legal problems with the Bill, and we will
take it to the court.”
Courtesy: the hindu dot come
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