UP Minister urges Muslim shopkeepers not to name their shops after Hindu Deities during Kavad Yatra

Minister Kapil Dev Agarwal

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) – “During the Kavad Yatra, Muslims naming their shops after Hindu Deities can create controversies and may be objectionable for some. Name your shops anything but do not use Hindu Deities’ names,” urged Uttar Pradesh Minister Kapil Dev Agarwal. He was speaking in a meeting organised here in connection with the yatra. In the month of Shravan, Kavad Yatra (Bringing sacred waters of Ganga from Haridwar and performing abhishek in the Shiva temple) is celebrated in Uttar Pradesh.

Mu$|!m$ should not name their shops after Hindu deities during Kanwar yatra
– Appeal by Kapil Dev Agarwal, Uttar Pradesh Minister

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— Sanatan Prabhat (@SanatanPrabhat) July 6, 2024

Editorial Perspectives

• Not only during Kavad Yatra, even otherwise, Muslims should not name their shops after Hindu Deities. There should be a law in this regard across the country.

• Since idol worship is ‘haram'(anti-Islamic) in Islam, fanatic Muslims deride Hindus for being idol worshippers. These same Muslims take the help of Hindu Deities to earn money business though ! Does this act of Muslims not endanger Islam ?