“After incidents of urine and spit being mixed in food by Muslims, Akhara body wants ban on food stalls by ‘non-Sanatanis’ in 2025 Kumbh Mela: Their demands”, Opindia, October 9, 2024:
“On Wednesday, 9th October, the Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad proposed prohibiting “non-Sanatanis” from establishing food stalls and rebranding Urdu phrases, among other measures, to ensure the religious purity of the 2025 Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj. Regarding the plan to prohibit ‘non-Sanatanis’ from opening food stalls, the seers’ body stated that it would adopt a resolution after Diwali and send it to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for clearance.
The Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad chief Ravindra Puri said, “Recently, many incidents have come to light such as mixing of urine in juice, and spitting in food, among others. All Sanatanis will be Hindus in the Kumbh Mela… so it will not be tolerated if someone defiles things and feeds them.” The Akhara Parishad has 13 main Akharas including Nirmohi, Nirvani, Digamber, Mahanirvani, Atal, Bada Udasin, Nirmal, Niranjani, Juna, Avahan, Anand, Agni and Naya Udasin.
According to the reports, Urdu terminology like ‘Shahi Snan’ and ‘Peshwai’ would also be renamed in Hindi as ‘Rajsi Snan’ and ‘Chhavni Pravesh’. According to the organization, using Hindi terminology has been a custom that has been going on for centuries…….”
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