7th Rangers: ‘Loudspeaker was removed from Hanuman temple but azaan from the mosque blares 5 time a day’: Priest in Palamu complains of discrimination by police
Fighting Seventh
The Fighting Rangers On War, Politics and Burning Issues
Rudyard Kipling"
“When you're left wounded on Afganistan's plains and
the women come out to cut up what remains, Just roll to your rifle
and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier”
General Douglas MacArthur"
“We are not retreating. We are advancing in another direction.”
“It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it.” “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.
“The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and be the deepest wounds and scars of war.”
“May God have mercy upon my enemies, because I won't .” “The object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his.
“Nobody ever defended, there is only attack and attack and attack some more.
“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
The Soldier stood and faced God
Which must always come to pass
He hoped his shoes were shining
Just as bright as his brass
"Step forward you Soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't
Because those of us who carry guns
Can't always be a saint."
I've had to work on Sundays
And at times my talk was tough,
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny
That wasn't mine to keep.
Though I worked a lot of overtime
When the bills got just too steep,
The Soldier squared his shoulders and said
And I never passed a cry for help
Though at times I shook with fear,
And sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here,
Lord, It needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand."
There was silence all around the throne
Where the saints had often trod
As the Soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you Soldier,
You've borne your burden well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
‘Loudspeaker was removed from Hanuman temple but azaan from the mosque blares 5 time a day’: Priest in Palamu complains of discrimination by police
Saturday, February 18, 2023
People worshiping before the violence and later stopped by the police.
The priest says that the administration has removed the loudspeaker from
the temple, but has not removed it from the mosque. Azaan is still
being offered on loudspeaker five times a day.
Violence erupted at Panki Bazar in Palamu of Jharkhand over a welcome
gate being built ahead of Mahashivratri celebrations. In this case,
local Hindus are accusing the administration of being biased against
Hindus. There is a Hanuman temple near the mosque. Locals say that some
Islamists planned the violence because they did not want Hindus to
worship and perform rituals in this temple.
The administration has imposed Section 144 in the area and has also
shut down the internet service in the area. After Section 144, a
gathering of more than four people has been banned in the area.
The priest of the Hanuman temple says that the administration has also removed
the loudspeaker from the temple. Worship and aarti etc. were organized
through this loudspeaker. The priest says that the administration has
removed the loudspeaker from the temple, but has not removed it from the
mosque. Azaan is still being offered on loudspeaker five times a day.
The Hindus accused the Palamu administration of unilateral action,
saying Hindus were being harassed. Locals say that if the administration
had taken strict measures in the beginning, the riot would not have
spread so much. Along with Hindus, many policemen have also been injured
in stone pelting from the mosque.
Locals have also complained that on the day of the violence,
there was a wedding of a Hindu girl in the area. The police did not
allow dhol baaja and processions, and Baraatis (wedding guests) were
only allowed to the wedding venue in small groups.
