All five high priests, along with all seven Bombay Parsee Panchayat Trustees joined hundreds of community members to seek realignment of the upcoming Metro 3 line to prevent the desecration of their Holy Anjuman and Wadiaji Atash Behrams.
The Parsi Voice and the World Alliance of Parsi Irani Zarthoshtis gathered at SNDT college on Friday in support of the recent petition filed at the Bombay High Court seeking to realign the Line.
Hanoz Mistry, Head of Parsi Voice, said, “The holy fires protect and nurture us, there is no question of compromising the sanctity of these fires. The Parsi community has never asked for anything, but now it is time for the country to come to our aid.”
The petition was filed through Advocate Zerick Dastur who said, “We have set aside all our differences to stand and speak in one voice. When a 70-year-old man (Jamsed Sukhadwala) walked into my office with nothing more than his unshakeable faith I knew this was a case I had to take up.”
On May 23, 2018, Advocate Dastur, had moved HC and received an interim order which directed the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited to conduct a detailed hearing allowing the community to place forth its concerns.
“On Friday it was argued that the community is offering solutions for development to take place without tarnishing the sanctity of the Atash Behrams,” said Ratan Patel, one of the petitioners from Shah Varzavand Trust.
The meeting set forth a resolution outlining their demands to realign the Metro line. It was passed unanimously by all present at the meeting and was also supported by the Parsi Anjumans all over India.
