Sant Kabir Nagar, 11 August (H.S.): On Tuesday,

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stated that Hindus venerated Sant

Kabir Das despite his criticism of Hindu orthodoxy, whilst Muslims did not,

claiming that his teachings transcended religious barriers. Adityanath made the

statements after inaugurating and laying the groundwork for 201 development

projects totaling more than Rs 684 crore.

Sant Kabir followed the Nirgun

tradition. He spoke out against both Hindu orthodoxy and Islamic fanaticism.

However, Hindus worshiped him, whilst Muslims would not even touch him. This is

the difference, the chief minister stated in his speech. He said Sant Kabir

despised deceit and caste divides. Sant Kabir Das ji began a war against hypocrisy

and arrived to Maghar. People believed that dying in Maghar would send them to

hell, but he stated that whether a person goes to paradise or hell after death

is determined by his actions.

Adityanath stated that the BJP governments, guided

by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, established the Kabir Academy to safeguard

Kabir's legacy and foster study on him. Today, an academy and an auditorium are

being erected in the name of Sant Kabir Das ji, and we are also working on

constructing a corridor for Baba Tameshwarnath Dham, he stated.

The chief minister stated that a spinning factory in the area had closed due to

the corrupt practices of the Congress and Samajwadi Party regimes, but measures

are ongoing to reopen it.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi