Ambaji: Reacting to the Gujarat government’s strong favor for change in prasad in Ambaji mandir, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) today said the ruling party is in arrogance after getting 156 seats.

VHP Gujarat unit general secretary Ashok Rawal said – It’s vinash kale viparit buddhi scenario. They are in arrogant after getting 156 seats. I visited them the day before yesterday and they said the decision on change in prasad was taken by the trust. Now the minister has stated that chiki prasad will continue.

Rawal said – this is the issue of corruption, it seems. Everything is done for money. Chiki is an item consumed by children.

He further said – Mataji’s yantra has broken, garbhagriha has witnessed the fire, the religious flag has to be changed twice. Goddess’s anger is visible, but these ruling people have become so strong that they just don’t want to correct their mistakes. They have elected in the name of Narendra Modi, otherwise, they had no capacity to get elected. Narendrabhai believes in preserving traditions. Those who are elected in his name and because of him must not take such a decision and keep the prestige of Narendrabhai intact.

Rawal believed that because Congress is opposing the change in prasad, the Government (making it a prestige issue) is adamant about not backtracking.

VHP has today declared free Mohanthal prasad distribution at temples of Goddesses across Gujarat. Rawal himself will remain present at one such program at Bhadrakali mandir in Ahmedabad in the evening.

Meanwhile, State Congress chief Jagdish Thakor today offered Mohanthal at Ambaji mandir in Madhupura area of the Ahmedabad city. Speaking to media persons, Takor said Congress would give new protest programs regarding the Ambaji issue in the next couple of days. Thakor said the local tribals and other people in Ambaji were employed for making of Mohanthal. Thakor further said – the royals who handed over Ambaji mandir to the government in the 1960s have themselves stated that their ancestors had started Mohanthal prasad. Today they are changing the Mohanthal prasad to Chiki, tomorrow they would change the Sukhdi prasad in Mahudi mandir to Gol Dhana.

In other developments, the pujari of Ambaji Mandir Devang Thaker said that Mohanthal prasad was introduced in 1984 at Ambaji mandir. Prior to that the visitors were given Mataji’s chundri for free as prasad.

Former deputy chief minister Nitin Patel has meanwhile in reply to media query stated that the issue of prasad is before the trust and the government and they would bring a solution to it.

In one more development, the royal family of Dant has tweeted and asked Prime Minister Narendrabhai Modi to intervene.

સમ્માનનીય વડાપ્રધાન સાહેબ@narendramodi શ્રી.
જય માતાજી સાથે વિનંતી કે, અંબાજી શક્તિપીઠ દુનિયામાં જગ વિખ્યાત છે અને ત્યાં મળતો મોહનથાળ પણ ૯૦૦ વર્ષ અગાઉ થી આસ્થા સાથે જોડાયેલ છે તે બંધ કરવો તે યોગ્ય ન હોય આપે હવે હસ્તક્ષેપ કરવો હવે જરૂરી છે.
કારણ કે ભક્તો ની આસ્થા હવે ખૂટે છે.

— Maharaj Paramveer singh Danta state (@Danta_sarkar) March 9, 2023

Gujarat government’s Spokesperson minister Rushikesh Patel meanwhile today stated that the Prashad decision is by the Mandir administration.

Minister’s today’s remark was contrary to his yesterday’s remarks in which he strongly came into support of change in prasad.

DeshGujarat