Over 2 lakh forms requesting Mahadevi's return to Nandani Jain mutt sent to President
On Saturday morning, the signed petition forms were sanctified by Jinsen Bhattarak Pattacharya, the chief of the Jain mutt, and sent to President Draupadi Murmu via post from Kolhapur's Ramanmala post office by Satej Patil and former MLA Ruturaj Patil.
Speaking on the occasion, Satej Patil said, "After the Supreme Court's decision, a lot of disappointment spread among the people. This discontent can be seen as within 48 hours, 2,04,421 people from across the nation signed the petition supporting the call to bring the elephant back to the Nandani Jain mutt.
We took printouts of all these forms, sanctified them by the chief of the mutt, and then sent them to the President.
We request President Draupadi Murmu to give attention to this and resolve thë issue."
Patil also commented on Vantara CEO Vivaan Karani's visit to Kolhapur on Friday, saying, "We were not invited. Only Mahayuti party MLAs and MPs were invited for the meeting when the CEO of Vantara arrived in Kolhapur. Therefore, we do not know anything about what discussions were held, what agreement took place or whether a settlement was done.
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The guardian minister has said it is a legal issue and legal procedure will have to be followed, but Mahayuti MLAs and MPs should declare in how many days the elephant will be brought back.
As an opposition party member, we have done the work of showcasing public sentiments in front of the President."
He added, "Elephants causing menace in Ajara, Chandgad, and Bhudargad regions should be taken to Vantara instead of this tamed temple elephant. If they give a protocol, then we assure them that the elephant will be taken care of as per their guidelines. This is an issue of religious and traditional beliefs. If over 14,000 cow shelters are run by Jain communities across the world, then how can someone say that they can't manage a single elephant?"
Meanwhile, several villages in Kolhapur and Sangli districts observed a village bandh on Saturday, shutting down businesses and schools. Rallies were held in these villages demanding the return of the elephant to Nandani. The elephant's rehabilitation from the mutt to a Jamnagar facility, carried out on the night of July 29 after the Supreme Court dismissed the mutt's appeal against the Bombay high court order directing such relocation, prompted an emotionally and politically charged campaign to bring Mahadevi back.
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