Lagatar24 Desk
Dehradun, Nov 30: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday announced that the state government will withdraw ‘Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board Act’ after months of protest by Priests and organizations.
“The decision to abolish the Devasthanam Board is taken on the basis of the feedback received by Teerth Purohit, Haq Hookdhari, people’s representative and report of a high-level committee,” said CM.
Our government has taken a decision to take back the Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board Bill: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami pic.twitter.com/Xe0TgEz0iL
— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2021
Notably, in December 2019 BJP government passed the Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board Bill. The law aimed at bringing the the administration of 51 temples including the Char Dham – Shri Badrinath, Shri Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri under the purview of Char Dham Devasthanam Board.
Many organizations including Char Dham Teerth Purohit Haq Hookdhari Mahapanchayat Samiti were opposing the act. According to the temple priests, their rights are being played due to the formation of this board. The agitation against the board has been going for 21 months.
Earlier, Uttarakhand High Court had dismissed two pleas challenging the validity of the said law.
