Amit visits Jashore Puja mandaps, calls for religious harmony.
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Aninda Islam Amit today visited Puja mandaps across 14 unions of Jashore Sadar upazila throughout the day and exchanged puja greetings with Sanatan community people on the occasion of Mahanavami.
In the morning, he visited the Kholadanga Kalitala Adivasi Temple in Arabpur Union where devotees welcomed him with religious rituals.
“Everyone must remain alert to ensure that an alliance between these two forces does not create instability or anarchy,” Amit said.
He said mosques and temples must be kept outside politics and vigilance must be maintained to prevent anyone from exploiting religion to create divisions among people.
The state minister further said no one should be considered weak or strong on the basis of religious or political identity.
“Children of the Sanatan community have the same rights on the soil of Jashore as I do have. BNP never believes in divisions among Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists and Christians,” he said.
He also mentioned various initiatives have been taken by the current government for the welfare of the people of different religions of the country with equal importance.
“Fundamental spirit of the mass uprising of 2024 was to build a non-discriminatory, humane and democratic Bangladesh,” he added.
He also warned of strong punitive action against drug abuses and urged all to cooperate in building a safe, healthy society.
Later, the state minister visited the Chandutia Sarbajanin Puja Temple in Deyara Union, the Dashpara area of Churamankati, Bijoynagar Kund para in Kashimpur and the Bahadurpur Sarbajanin Durga Temple in Nawapara, among others and exchanged Puja greetings with devotees present at Puja mandaps across all the unions of the upazila.
Local representatives and political leaders accompanied the state minister during the visits.
