Shankaracharya meets Namdhari Guru
Seeks support on cow protection
Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, September 9
Muslims have also come forward to join the movement against cow slaughter in the country. Disclosing this here today, Shankaracharya Jyotishpith Adeshwar Swami of Madhav Ashram told The Tribune that the Imam of the Fatehpuri Masjid, Delhi, Maulana Mufti Mohammed Latif, had offered his support to the cow protection movement being launched in the country.

The Shankararacharya, on a nationwide tour to garner support for cow protection, today met the Namdhari Guru, Satguru Jagjit Singh in the Gurdwara Bhaini Sahib near here seeking his support for cow protection. He said the purpose was to involve people of all sects in this movement.

The Shankaracharya said a rally was being organised under the banner of All-Party Cow Protection Movement on November 7 to mark the martyrdom of those who had laid down their lives for the protection of cows in 1969. At that time the movement was spearheaded by Swami Kripratriji Maharaj.

The Namdhari Guru assured the Shankaracharya of maximum participation by Namdharis in the rally.

The rally, the Shankaracharya said, would urge the Central Government to enact a legislation for the protection of cows in the country. A memorandum would be submitted to the Prime Minister on the same. A memorandum had been submitted to the Prime Minister earlier too.

In order to mobilise support for the rally, a “gauraksha yatra” would start from Brindabhan on September 30. It would pass through seven states — Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Delhi, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab. In Punjab the yatra would pass through all major cities including Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar and Patiala, besides Chandigarh.