GANGTOK, : Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati Ji
Maharaj established and unfurled the 'Gaudwaj' here at the premises of
Thakurbari, Gangtok on Wednesday. He had reached Gangtok on Tuesday for a
two-day spiritual visit as part of his national 'Gaudwaj Sthapna Bharat Yatra'.
Addressing
the media, Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati Ji expressed
his gratitude towards the State government for considering him as a State
guest.
The
religious guru mentioned that few States have been objecting to his nationwide
tour. We are on a yatra to share our stand and not cause disturbances, we are
aware that there would be some who do not agree with our stand but we can
always hold dialogues and come to a solution, he said.
Swami
Avimukteshwaranand is campaigning across the nation against cow slaughter and
according ‘Mata’ (mother) status to the Indian cow. People must understand that
we are advocating for the humped cow, the indigenous breed, as per our
religious text and not for the foreign breed, he said.
“Since
our nation’s independence, the Centre has been assured the majority Sanatanis
of the country of extending a law with respect to honouring the cow which we
claim to be a mother as per the religious books. However, the cow has been kept
in the schedule of animals and is slaughtered for consumption and businesses.
We demand that the indigenous cow be granted ‘Pratishtha’ with an amendment in
the Constitution and also a stop on cow slaughter”, he expressed.
Hundreds
of devotees had gathered at Thakurbari to take his blessings.
