Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 5: All Party Hindu Co-ordination Committee (APHCC), a Hindu organization, on Monday asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to pass the Hindu Shrines Bill during the ongoing Assembly session of the State Legislature otherwise committee members hold a strong agitation.
"In the absence of any institutional mechanism for the preservation of the temples and shrines in Jammu and Kashmir, the land mafia is free to indulge in the annexation of the said properties with impunity and without fear of law," Rajiv Mahajan, Spokesperson of the Committee, in a statement issued today said.
"We demanded from State Government to pass the J&K Hindu Shrines and Religious Places (Management and Regulation) Bill in this session on the pattern of State Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee, Rajiv Mahajan said.
Rajiv added that that these temples and shrines were the symbols of religious beliefs and need to be protected. Mahajan further said that the government is fully aware of the situation and has accepted this dire state of affairs, but it is really surprising that they have not passed the Bill in this regard, which is pending in the House for the last many years. Others present in the meeting were Bhushan Lal Gupta, Rajesh Kesari, Pritam Sharma, Ved Gandotra, Karnal Singh, Parshotam Sharma, Raghvir Singh, Sunita Sharma, Vikas Devan, R.R Raina, Binny Mahajan, Rajan Gupta, Shiv Kumar Sharma, Shiv Kumar Sharma, Vicky Sharma, Rakesh Sharma, Ajay Gupta, Raghvir Krishan Gupta, Vijay Gupta, Sushil Verma. |
