In Udaipur, Rajasthan, a Lord Parshuram idol was vandalized on February 20. After the incident, locals raised slogans against the administration and demanded the immediate arrest of the accused. Following the filing of an FIR, the police started searching for the accused. BJP MP Arjun Lal called the situation in Rajasthan “worse than Syria and Iraq” and demanded stringent action against the perpetrators.
The incident reportedly took place in the Ravaliya Khurd village, which comes under the Gogunda police station. The idol of Lord Parshuram was installed in a temple where the villagers used to worship daily. On Monday morning, when locals arrived at the temple, they found the idol was damaged. The idol’s two hands were broken, and it was uprooted and thrown down the stairs. Devotees from nearby areas started gathering there after learning about the incident.
उदयपुर जिले के गोगुंदा थाना क्षेत्र में भगवान परशुराम जी की प्रतिमा को तोड़ी जाना शर्मनाक कृत्य है।
— Sachin Pareek (@SachinPareek95) February 21, 2023
भगवान विष्णु के छठे अवतार परशुरामजी ने हमें शस्त्र और शास्त्र दोनों की शिक्षा दी है।@UdaipurPolice @RajPoliceHelp pic.twitter.com/J8mP3HXxk3
The police made repeated attempts to calm the outraged locals, but they instead staged a Dharna. The police then began searching for the accused after a case was registered. None of the accused, meanwhile, have yet been apprehended.
बेहद शर्मनाक!
— Arjun Lal Meena (@ArjunMeenaBJP) February 21, 2023
उदयपुर जिले के गोगुंदा थाना क्षेत्र में करोड़ों सनातनियों के आराध्य भगवान परशुराम जी की प्रतिमा को असामाजिक तत्वों द्वारा खंडित करने का मामला सामने आया है, जो निंदनीय है।
यह तस्वीरें देखकर दुःख होता है कि गहलोत सरकार की तुष्टिकरण की राजनीति के कारण pic.twitter.com/3eHVlNFV9m
When BJP MP Arjun Lal Meena raised concerns about Rajasthan’s law-and-order situation. He said that the state was in a worse position than Syria and Iraq. According to Arjun Lal, Ashok Gehlot’s appeasement politics has made the lives of Hindus in Rajasthan difficult. The BJP MP called the accused a nuisance to society.
उदयपुर जिले के गोगुंदा थाना क्षेत्र में भगवान परशुराम जी की प्रतिमा को खंडित किया जाना अत्यंत निंदनीय है।
— Vasundhara Raje (@VasundharaBJP) February 21, 2023
इससे स्पष्ट है कि प्रदेश में कानून और व्यवस्था है ही नहीं।मुख्यमंत्री जी सख़्त कदम उठाइये।#BhagwanPashruram#Udaipur pic.twitter.com/eEaRtKWxrs
Meanwhile, the former chief minister of Rajasthan and Bhartiya Janata Party leader, Vasundhara Raje has also condemned the incident and raised concern over the deteriorating law and order in the state. “Vandalizing of Lord Parshuram’s idol in the Gogunda police station area of Udaipur district is highly condemnable. It is evident from this that there is no law and order in the state. Chief Minister should take strict steps,” a tweet by Raje in Hindi read.
