congress leader Rahul Gandhi was stopped from going to Batadrava police station in Assam Earlier today, he took an indirect dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that ‘Today only one person can go to the temple.’ Rahul Gandhi was stopped at Haibargaon at 9:30 am on Monday morning while on his way to Nagaon, Sattra (birthplace of Shankardev) in Assam.

A controversy broke out after the Congress leader was stopped from going to Batadrava police station and the session management committee claimed that they had made it clear on Sunday that Rahul Gandhi will not be allowed to leave the premises before 3:00 pm after the conclusion of the consecration ceremony. Will not be allowed to enter. Ayodhya on Monday.

What is the importance of Batadrava Than?

One of the most sacred sites for Assamese Vaishnavas, Batadrava Thana is a temple complex at the birthplace of the revered Vaishnava reformer saint Srimanta Sankardeva. According to the Nagaon district website, “Shankardeva established the first kirtan house in Bordowa in 1494 AD and propagated a Saran name religion to practice and propagate Neo Vaishnavism during the fifteenth century in Assam.”

according to a Indian Express According to reports, a Saran name religion focuses on the worship of Lord Krishna in the form of bhakti (devotion) through singing and collective listening to his name and deeds.

Political importance of Batadrava station

As one of the most prominent thanas, Batadrava Thanas is frequently visited by politicians.

In September 2023, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had said that the Assam government was planning to bring a law to prevent “non-indigenous people” from purchasing land within an eight-kilometre radius around Batadrava Thana.

Speaking during an event to mark the 575th birth anniversary of Shankardeva, Sarma had said, “We are trying for a law so that people other than indigenous people cannot buy land around it. Meanwhile, I have also asked the DC not to allow people other than the natives to buy and sell land here until the Act is finalized.