ANI
BJP leader Harnath Singh wrote that a person makes mistakes. You are a great actor. A large number of people in the country love you. You have made a mistake. My advice is that you respect the sentiments of Bishnoi community and apologize to them.
Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi had said in an interview to a TV channel from the jail of Bathinda, Punjab last year that Salman Khan should go to our (Bishnoi) temple and apologize for hurting the sentiments of the community. About one and a half years after this statement, the murder of NCP leader Baba Siddiqui shook the entire Maharashtra. Bishnoi gang has taken responsibility for this murder and citing their relationship with the actor, said that whoever helps Salman and Dawood will face similar consequences. Amid these developments, a BJP leader has urged Salman Khan to apologize to the community for his alleged involvement in the 1998 blackbuck poaching.
BJP leader Harnath Singh wrote that a person makes mistakes. You are a great actor. A large number of people in the country love you. You have made a mistake. My advice is that you respect the sentiments of Bishnoi community and apologize to them. Let us tell you that Salman Khan was accused of hunting and killing two black bucks during the filming of Hum Saath Saath Hain in Rajasthan in 1998. The blackbuck is sacred to the Bishnoi sect and the incident led to widespread outrage. Bishnoi people say that Salman Khan has committed a crime and he should apologize. But there are several strict provisions in the 29 rules (code of conduct) laid down by Guru Jambheshwar, the 16th century founder of the Bishnoi sect, to be followed by the community.
Hanuman Ram Bishnoi, secretary of All India Bishnoi Samaj, says that according to the beliefs of the community, if a person commits a crime, he should feel remorse, after which he should atone. To seek forgiveness, one should visit Mukti Dham Muqam in Bikaner, Rajasthan, the final resting place of Guru Jambheshwar and the most important religious site for the community. Hanuman Ram, while talking to a private media group, said that Salman Khan took two beautiful lives from nature. When someone commits a crime there should be a feeling of remorse. The person seeking forgiveness at the Mukti Dham destination will have to seek forgiveness from the community. They can say that Bishnoi community, I have committed a crime. Please forgive me. Once an apology is made in the prescribed manner, the decision to accept or reject it depends entirely on the community. According to Hanuman Ram, unless Salman Khan apologizes, he ‘deserves punishment’.
