Vadodara BJP leaders object to Muslim volunteers at crematorium
BJP leaders in Vadodara have objected to the presence of Muslim volunteers at the Khaswadi crematorium in the city – which is overburdened with bodies since the second wave of Covid-19.
The incident occurred on April 16, when some BJP leaders of the party’s Vadodara unit, including its president Dr Vijay Shah, had reached the crematorium to participate in the last rites of a party leader.
The leaders objected to the presence of a Muslim man, who had been preparing the pyre with the wood and cow dung cakes for the burial. Shah told the Vadodara Municipal Corporation to ensure that Muslims are not allowed to enter the crematorium….
