Case of legislation for the Govt takeover of Chardham Places of pilgrimage

Priests prevent former Uttarakhand Chief Minister and BJP MLA Trivendra Singh Rawat from taking darshan !

Editorial Comment

It shows how strong the feelings of Hindus are against the takeover of the temples by the Government ! Will the Central and all State Governments hand over the temples back to the devotees now ?

Kedarnath (Uttarakhand) – Former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand and BJP MLA Trivendra Singh Rawat reached here, but the priest community stopped him from visiting. The BJP Government in the State has enacted a law of the Government takeover of the Chardham Places of pilgrimage which, the priest community has opposed. The priests objected to Rawat being allowed to come ahead of the bridge near the confluence. Also, sloganeering was carried out at this time.

पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री त्रिवेंद्र सिंह रावत को तीर्थ पुरोहितो ने केदारनाथ से बैरंग लौटाया, नहीं करने दिए दर्शन।
त्रिवेंद्र ने सोचा भी नहीं होगा कि देवस्थानम बोर्ड के गठन का विरोध इस रूप में सामने आएगा कि केदार बाबा के प्रांगण से बग़ैर दर्शन किए लौटना पड़ेगा।
⁦@pushkardhami pic.twitter.com/y8AexQPtkY

— Ajit Singh Rathi (@AjitSinghRathi) November 1, 2021

Therefore, Rawat left for the Government rest house without visiting the temple. The priests say, “It is Rawat who has brought the law of Government takeover of Chardham Places of pilgrimage.”

Ex-CM Trivendra Singh Rawat stopped at Kedarnath, days ahead of PM @narendramodi ‘s visit

READ: https://t.co/x6slGZ1RG3 pic.twitter.com/2a8G1onDAE

— The Times Of India (@timesofindia) November 2, 2021

A day before this incident, the priests have opposed the BJP State President Madan Kaushik and State Minister Dhansinh Rawat. The Uttarakhand Government had earlier assured the priests that they would repeal the law; however, this assurance has not been kept yet, so there is anger among the priests against the BJP Government.