VHP moves Calcutta HC after forest officials named lioness 'Sita' and keep it with lion 'Akbar'
Op IndiaOn Thursday, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad filed a plea before the Calcutta High Court after the West Bengal forest department named a lioness ‘Sita’ and kept it in the same enclosure as a lion named after Mughal tyrant ‘Akbar’. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad said that the decision by the West Bengal forest officials amounted to a direct assault on the religious beliefs of the Hindu community. The Hindu outfit has demanded an immediate change to the name of the lioness ‘Sita.’ The petition read, “Vishwa Hindu Parishad has with deep anguish observed that a species of cat family has been named after the name of “SITA” the consort of Lord Rama and she is sacred deity to all Hindus across the world. Such act amounts to blasphemy and is a direct assault on the religious belief of all Hindus.” “That to the utmost surprise of the petitioners on 14/02/2024 Uttar Banga Sambad carried a news item with the heading “Sangir khoje astir Sita”.