HJS stages protest against proposed anti-superstition bill

Mangaluru: Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) held a protest demonstration with other Hindu groups against Karnataka Prevention and Eradication of Human Sacrifices and other Inhuman Evil and Aghori Practices and Black Magic Bill, 2016 that state government intends to bring, here on Saturday. HJS Dakshina Kannada district coordinator Prabhakar Padiyar questioned the necessity of introduction of this new bill when there are already different laws for punishment in the IPC.
When Indian Constitution has bestowed on people the right to perform worship in one’s own way, this law itself is against the Constitution, he said adding it is rather strange that the Karnataka government is not understanding this simple phenomenon.‘Secular’ government is trying to attack Hindus by checking them from performing traditional pooja, rituals, festivals which they are doing since ages. The Samiti will strongly condemn introduction of the law in the state.
Hindu leader Kumar Malemar demanded that state government take action against other important developments like DSP suicides and action against the terrorism and ridiculed efforts of the state government to introduce laws such as the above mentioned. Dharmendra, Hindu Mahasabha leader urged the state government to take back the bill immediately. Incidentally, the state cabinet at its meeting on Friday decided to defer its implementation over differences of opinion.