The United Nations emblem at the United Nations Office (UNOG) in Geneva, Switzerland. (Johannes Simon/Getty Images)
As the United Nations adopted a resolution to safeguard religious sites on Thursday (21 January), India has used the occasion to slam Pakistan over the vandalism of a Hindu temple that was set ablaze by a mob in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, reports
Hindustan Times.
âMost recently, in December 2020, a historic Hindu temple was attacked and set on fire by a mob in the town of Karak in Pakistan with explicit support and connivance with the law enforcement agencies which, stood as mute spectators while the historic temple was being razed,â said TS Tirumurti, the Indian ambassador to the United Nations (UN).
Chandrababu Naidu condemns illegal arrests of TDP leaders, demands resignation of DGP ANI | Updated: Jan 21, 2021 17:29 IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], January 21 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President, N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday condemned the illegal arrests of its TDP leaders and demanded the resignation of Director General of Police (DGP) Gautam Sawang.
While addressing a press conference at NTR Bhavan in Amaravati, Naidu said, I demand the DGP to resign from his position instead of harassing opposition party leaders on false cases.
He also condemned the comments made by the DGP regarding the involvement of political leaders in cases related to temple attacks.
BJP to Stage State-Wide Agitation on Temple Attacks:- The recent series of attacks on the Hindu temples in Andhra Pradesh created a stage of fear. The people are left in a state of panic and protested after the recent attack on a 400-year-old Lord Rama idol that took place in Ramatheertham, Vizianagaram district. The opposition parties slammed the government of Andhra Pradesh making the government responsible for the attacks. BJP and Janasena wanted to stage a protest in Ramatheertham yesterday but the plans are disturbed by the government after the cops arrested all the crucial leaders. Some others are house arrested and other crucial leaders are stopped when they are on their way to Ramatheertham after they started their journey from Vizag.