Parmesh S Jain
Another round of controversy over the prayers has been raked up in the city with a video showing the porters restroom at the Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna railway station on platform no. 5 where a few people are praying,is doing the rounds on social media.
Following this,Hindu Janajagruthi Samithi,a pro-Hindu outfits on Monday given a petition to the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of South Western Railway seeking legal action on the unauthorised place of prayer.
Police sources said that police staff from both Railway Protection Force and the Government Railway Police (GRP) has been deployed at the porters’ room to provide security to ensure no untoward incident takes place.
The Samithi condemned that the room has been converted to a place of worship and it is a serious issue and threat to national security.
Though there are several places of worship around the railway station,giving permission for prayers on the platform seems to be a conspiracy.
We request to take immediate action on those who permitted the unauthorised place of worship and prayers should not be allowed at the restroom,failing which there will be severe protest,” Mohan Gowda, spokesperson for the samithi,warned.
Citing an example, Mr.Gowda said that in 2019 NIA had arrested a terrorist Mohammed Akram from Majestic area.
In another incident,the police arrested a Bangladeshi based Terrorist of Jamat ul Mujahideen from a masjid in cottonpete .
In this background,how appropriate is to allow a place of prayer on the platform in the railway station, he questioned .
The police have updated the DRM about the video seeking necessary action from him at the earliest,as it may lead to law and order problems in the future a police officer, said.
