Assam man arrested for dressing up as Shiva, riding bike to stage drama against inflation
A man from Assam's Nagaon was arrested for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by dressing up as Lord Shiva to stage a drama against inflation.
Amid the countrywide outrage over the ‘smoking Kaali’ poster of a documentary film by director Leena Manimekalai, a fresh controversy has broken out in Assam’s Nagaon over a man and a woman staging a protest dressed as Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati.
The incident evoked strong condemnation from the Nagaon district units of the Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad who alleged that the sentiments of Hindu Sanatan Dharma had been hurt.
THE INCIDENT
The controversy started on Saturday evening when the man and the woman, dressed as Shiva and Parvati, took to the streets to protest the rising prices of fuel, food items, and other commodities. Riding a bike, the duo arrived at College Chowk in Nagaon and staged a drama over the vehicle running out of fuel.
Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the actor dressed as Lord Shiva said that the government was working only in the interest of the capitalists and was not concerned about the issues of the common people. He then urged the curious onlookers to take to the streets and protest the rising inflation.
After this, the actors reached the Bada Bazar area and staged a similar street drama. The stunt garnered the attention of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal. They slammed the gimmick and accused the youths of hurting Hindu sentiments.
A complaint was then registered at the Nagaon Sadar police station against the actor duo — Birinchi Bora and Karishma. Following this, Bora was arrested.