Amid a controversy over water fountains shaped like Shivling used to decorate Delhi’s Dhaula Kuan area ahead of the G20 meeting, Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena declared they are not Shivling but art works manufactured by a Rajasthani artisan.
“But if someone sees shivling in that, if someone sees God in that, there is no problem. India is a unique country and here trees and rivers are prayed to. God is believed to be present in every particle. I don’t think there is any controversy,” the LG said.
The Aam Aadmi Party announced on Friday that it would file a police complaint against Saxena for ‘disrespecting the sensibilities of Hindus’ after the fountains sparked a blame game between the AAP and the BJP in Delhi.
“Shivling was insulted under the leadership of Modi ji and shameless BJP people are praising Modi. The LG of Delhi is looting accolades by disrespecting Shivling. BJP should apologize to the country, take action on LG,” AAP MP Sanjay Singh posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Meanwhile, Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj said what the LG did is a sin. “Remember, this issue was not raised by us, the BJP raised the issue and sought an FIR against Atishi three days ago. But then the BJP came to know that this was done by the LG. So now the BJP is silent now,” Bharadwaj said.
He further added “God will never forgive the LG. He should apologise to the country. Lord Shiv’s place is in the temples. But today he brought Lord Shiv on the road and made fountains.”