Now, when the Allahabad High Court has said that throwing bones and other non-veg food leftovers in the sacred Ganga River can hurt Hindu religious sentiments, the same Islamo-leftist cabal is selectively highlighting only the Muslim accused getting bail part.
During the visit, a teenage girl reportedly slipped while taking a selfie near the river and began to drown. In an attempt to save her, three other family members jumped into the water but were also swept away.
A sessions court in Varanasi on Wednesday rejected bail applications from all 14 accused in the controversial “Ganga Iftar” case, observing that the alleged...
In an opinion piece titled, "Who Owns the Ganga? A River of Many Faiths, Not One", a Delhi-based writer, translator and researcher, Rakhshanda Jalil, offers family memories, Urdu poetry, and a dash of melodrama to establish a narrative that Ganga is a ‘secular’ river not owned only by Hindus.
The Iftar controversy underscores a deeper clash between religious reverence for the Ganga and what many see as a deliberate disregard for those sentiments under the guise of individual freedom.
India is seeking a shorter, updated Ganga treaty with Bangladesh to meet development needs. Bangladesh fears reduced water share. Climate concerns, domestic politics and regional tensions are expected to shape the outcome of talks.