TIWN Sep 29, 2019
AGARTALA, Sep 29 (TIWN): As expected, Tripura’s Royal scion Pradyot Manikya has announced to challenge High Court’s order in Supreme Court which has recently banned the “Bali†(animal sacrificing) system in the Hindu temples.
Pradyot Manikya also questioned on Court and Soceity’s stand about Muslims’ Bakri Eid system.
Addressing in a facebook live video, Manikya said, “The order of the High Court has hit our religion, sentiments heavily. It’s true that large scale of animal sacrifice should not happen in our temples. High Court however could order to convert the Bali system into a humanistic way”.
“But High Court has no right to say what is called superstition and what is fact. I think High Court has overruled its jurisdictions. Thus I am going to file a petition Supreme Court challenging High Court’s order. I want to ask to the Court and also to the Society, whether in future you will take the same step against those who practice the Bakri-Eid ?”
The statement came after in a historical verdict, when Tripura High Court on September 27 had restricted superstitious “Bali” system (animal sacrifice) across all Hindu Temples.
The verdict was given after a Writ petition was filed in the High court. High Court division bench, Justice Arindam Lodh issued order.The petition was filed by former Justice Subash Bhattacharjee.
According to the verdict, from now, each temple in Tripura will be restricted from this practice of animal sacrifice.
Animal Sacrifice remained as a controversial issue but never solved although time to time debates, essay competitions were organized about this controversial religious practice.
Petitioner Subash Bhattacharjee while placing his points said that the merger deal with Govt of India and Tripura signed under the agreement of bearing the cost of the pujas by Govt but nowhere it is written that the “bali” process too has to be followed and organized by the Govt.
Bhattacharjee also quoted if under Supreme Court’s order open-bali system can be stopped which says only in slaughter houses “animal-killing” will be allowed why not in case of Temples ?
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