VHP moves court to transfer court to lioness ‘Sita’ raised with lion ‘Akbar’ at Bengal Wildlife Park, accused of blasphemy

The Bengal chapter of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has filed a petition in the Jalpaiguri Circuit Bench of the Calcutta High Court challenging the forest department’s removal of a lion named Akbar and Sita The decision to house lionesses in the same enclosure. Safari in Siliguri.

according to a report living methodThe petition was filed before Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya on February 16 and a hearing is scheduled for February 20.

In its plea, the VHP said it was a “direct attack” on the religious beliefs of all Hindus and could be considered blasphemous.

“The Vishwa Hindu Parishad is deeply distressed to find out that a feline species has been named after ‘SITA’, the consort of Lord Ram who is a holy deity to all Hindus across the world. This act amounts to blasphemy and is an insult to all Hindus A direct attack on a believer’s religious beliefs.”

“To the greatest surprise of the petitioners, Uttar Banga Sambad published a news article on February 14, 2024 titledSanjeer Koje Astil Sita” (Sita is restless in search of a mate). By the way, the male lion is named “Akbar”. The article is expressed in an obscene manner and presents the news in a very objectionable way which is bound to hurt all the people in the country Religious Feelings of the Hindus.”

The VHP claimed that the state forest department had named the lions and demanded that the name be changed to ‘Sita’.

According to reports, the two big cats were recently transferred from Saipahijala Zoo in Tripura. Forest officials insisted that they had not renamed the lions and mentioned that the big cats had already been named before their arrival on February 13.