MUMBAI: Burying their variations, traditional and liberal Parsis on Friday came together at a packed public assembly and passed a unanimous answer in opposition to the Metro three underground tunnels deliberate to go underneath two ancient fireplace temples.
The Wadia and Anjuman Atash Behrams, on the junction of Princess Street in south Mumbai, are two of the one 8 such temples in India, which comprise the best possible grade of consecrated fireplace. Over a 1,000 Parsis accrued on the Patkar Hall on Friday night to protest the approaching desecration of the 2 19th Century Atash Behrams.
"In the over 1,000 years of the Parsis in India, the community has never asked for reservations or any special rights. This is the first time in our history that the community is demanding that its fundamental rights to protect and practice its religion should not be violated," stated solicitor Berjis Desai, some of the 5 petitioners, who dragged the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation to court docket.
"The Prime Minister has called us a "style minority", but now we ask him to safeguard our rights," stated Desai, including that the group will have to ship a robust message to the powers-that-be and be ready to battle it out in the courts.
Advocate Zerick Dastur, who spearheaded the criminal struggle in the Bombay top court docket, stated architect Hafeez Contractor has ready change designs so that the tunnels can be realigned and need not go underneath the Atash Behrams. "Today morning, we submitted his proposals to the metro rail officials. There are cogent and concrete material to show that it can be done," stated Dastur.
"The Bombay Parsi Punchayat too has come on board and will file an affidavit in the court to support the writ petition. Parsi federations from all over the country have been sending support letters," stated Dastur.
Structural knowledgeable Jamshed Sukhadwala, who was the primary to raise the crimson flag concerning the danger to the fireplace temples in addition to dilapidated buildings in Girgaum, stated previous metro rail officers’ furnished improper knowledge. Sukhadwala had filed a slew of RTI packages over the past three years to ferret out information about the alignment of the tunnels. "Today I can say their negativity has reduced," he stated.
Surat top priest Cyrus Dastoor stated this disaster concerns each Parsi Zoroastrian. "Each one of us must ensure that no harm comes to the Atash Behrams,’’ he said. ``We request the government to protect the sanctity of these important temples," he stated.
Two Parsi High Priests, Firoze Kotwal and Khurshed Dastoor, who ultimate yr met chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, and later introduced that no non secular or structural harm will come to the Atash Behrams, have now modified their opinions. They have now stated that the tunnels must now not run beneath any portion of the 2 fireplace temples. All the 5 top clergymen are now at the same page, the collection was informed on Friday.
On Friday, Mumbai metro rail board directors Ashwini Bhide, UPS Madan, Ajoy Mehta, AA Bhat and Rahul Asthana met the petitioners as directed via the top court docket to give you the option out. Last month, the court docket had stayed drilling work beneath the fireplace temples until June 14.
The H B Wadia Atash Behram was established in 1830 whilst the Anjuman Atash Behram dates again to 1897.
The Wadia and Anjuman Atash Behrams, on the junction of Princess Street in south Mumbai, are two of the one 8 such temples in India, which comprise the best possible grade of consecrated fireplace. Over a 1,000 Parsis accrued on the Patkar Hall on Friday night to protest the approaching desecration of the 2 19th Century Atash Behrams.
"In the over 1,000 years of the Parsis in India, the community has never asked for reservations or any special rights. This is the first time in our history that the community is demanding that its fundamental rights to protect and practice its religion should not be violated," stated solicitor Berjis Desai, some of the 5 petitioners, who dragged the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation to court docket.
"The Prime Minister has called us a "style minority", but now we ask him to safeguard our rights," stated Desai, including that the group will have to ship a robust message to the powers-that-be and be ready to battle it out in the courts.
Advocate Zerick Dastur, who spearheaded the criminal struggle in the Bombay top court docket, stated architect Hafeez Contractor has ready change designs so that the tunnels can be realigned and need not go underneath the Atash Behrams. "Today morning, we submitted his proposals to the metro rail officials. There are cogent and concrete material to show that it can be done," stated Dastur.
"The Bombay Parsi Punchayat too has come on board and will file an affidavit in the court to support the writ petition. Parsi federations from all over the country have been sending support letters," stated Dastur.
Structural knowledgeable Jamshed Sukhadwala, who was the primary to raise the crimson flag concerning the danger to the fireplace temples in addition to dilapidated buildings in Girgaum, stated previous metro rail officers’ furnished improper knowledge. Sukhadwala had filed a slew of RTI packages over the past three years to ferret out information about the alignment of the tunnels. "Today I can say their negativity has reduced," he stated.
Surat top priest Cyrus Dastoor stated this disaster concerns each Parsi Zoroastrian. "Each one of us must ensure that no harm comes to the Atash Behrams,’’ he said. ``We request the government to protect the sanctity of these important temples," he stated.
Two Parsi High Priests, Firoze Kotwal and Khurshed Dastoor, who ultimate yr met chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, and later introduced that no non secular or structural harm will come to the Atash Behrams, have now modified their opinions. They have now stated that the tunnels must now not run beneath any portion of the 2 fireplace temples. All the 5 top clergymen are now at the same page, the collection was informed on Friday.
On Friday, Mumbai metro rail board directors Ashwini Bhide, UPS Madan, Ajoy Mehta, AA Bhat and Rahul Asthana met the petitioners as directed via the top court docket to give you the option out. Last month, the court docket had stayed drilling work beneath the fireplace temples until June 14.
The H B Wadia Atash Behram was established in 1830 whilst the Anjuman Atash Behram dates again to 1897.
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