Haridwar: ‘Pratikar Yagya’ (revenge ceremony), organized by fortune tellers in Sarvanand Ghat crossed Har-ki-Pauri on Sunday morning to protest police actions in the case of Dharam Sansad, attended by around 300 fortunies, 12 of them Mahamandaleshwars from Various Akhara.
Prabodhanand Giri, President of the Core Committee 21 Sers Sersi members who regulate the event, said that the thin presence was caused by the fact that the incident was simultaneously observed around a dozen places throughout the country, including Kashi, ProAgraj, Ballia, Azamgarh, Gazipur and Delhi.
About a week ago, the committee had claimed that ‘Pratikar Yagya’ would be a “big incident, attended by thousands.” However, most of his prestige tried to distance himself from the meeting.
“We are not for, or opposed it,” said Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP) Secretary General and Mamahant from Juna Akhara Hari Giri, who was in Prayagraj for Mela Magh.
Meanwhile, Swarup Anand, the organizers of the Core Committee of the Core Committee, “Yagya was intended to pray for Buddhi Shuddhi (Kejangan cleaning) Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, whose action was taken against the Sadhus”.