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Updated November 20th, 2018 at 11:32 IST

''Kerala Government's Handling Of Sabarimala Issue Is Disappointing'', Says Amit Shah

BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday, November 20 slammed the Pinarayi Vijayan government's handling of the situation in Sabarimala as "disappointing" and accused the Kerala government of treating pilgrims as "Gulag inmates"

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BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday, November 20 slammed the Pinarayi Vijayan government's handling of the situation in Sabarimala as "disappointing" and accused the Kerala government of treating pilgrims as "Gulag inmates" and making them spend nights next to "pig droppings".

Asserting that his party stands firmly with every Ayyappa devotee who holds the Sabarimala tradition close to his heart, the BJP President said his party will not let the LDF "crush people's faith with impunity". 

In a series of tweets, Shah said, "If several reports of flushing resting places for devotees and them having to spend nights next to pig droppings and dustbin are true, then Pinarayi Vijayan must realize that he can't treat Ayyappa devotees like inmates of Gulag. We won't let LDF crush people's faith with impunity," the BJP chief said.

READ: Sabarimala Row: K J Alphons Hits Out At Kerala Government, 68 People Taken Into Custody

 

WATCH: Activist Trupti Desai And 'Save Sabarimala' Campaigner Rahul Easwar Face-off Over 'Right To Pray'

Gulag was a system of forced labour camps established during Joseph Stalin's rule in the Soviet Union. Shah's comments underlined his party's support to devotees protesting against the state government's move to implement a Supreme Court order lifting the ban on women of menstruating age from visiting the temple.

The Left Democratic Front (LDF) has accused the BJP of politicizing the court order with the chief minister asserting that it is the job of a government to implement the apex court's order.

Shah said the way in which Pinarayi Vijayan's government is handling the sensitive issue of Sabarimala is disappointing as the "Kerala police are treating young girls, mothers and aged inhumanly, forcing them to take the arduous pilgrimage, without even basic facilities like food, water, shelter and clean toilets".

"If Pinarayi Vijayan thinks he can rise against people's movement to preserve Sabarimala by arresting K Surendran, BJP's Thrissur district president and six others, then he is mistaken," Shah said

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Published November 20th, 2018 at 11:32 IST

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