The Congress party has asserted that it would abolish the contentious Char Dham Devsthanam management board when it is voted to power in Uttarakhand.
This promise was made by the senior leaders of the Congress party during a rally of the Teerth Purohits at Uttarkashi on Wednesday. The Teerth Purohits and other stake holders organised a Maha Panchayat at the Ramlila Ground of the town on the day.
The leaders of Congress party which has expressed its support for the cause of the Teerth Purohits also attended the rally. The Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president, Pritam Singh, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Uttarakhand assembly Indira Hridayesh, Kedarnath MLA Manoj Rawat and former MLA, Vijay Pal Sajwan attended the rally.
Addressing the Teerth Purohits, the PCC President, Pritam Singh said that BJP government brought the bill for char dham devsthanam management without taking Teerth Purohits and other stake holders into confidence. Terming the bill as draconian, he assured that the Congress party would abolish the bill once it comes to power in Uttarakhand in the election of 2022. The LoP Indira Hridayesh said that the State Government should have consulted all stakeholders before brining any bill. The Kedarnath MLA, Manoj Rawat said that the people of Uttarakhand would not tolerate any infringement into their ages old tradition.
He accused the government for being interested in the donation of these temples. The president of Char Dham Mahapanchayat, Krishnakant Kothiyal said that protest against the bill would be intensified.
Large number of the Teerth Purohits and stakeholders took part in the protest. The Uttarakhand assembly recently passed the Chardham devsthanam management bill during the winter session. The Teerth Purohits and other stakeholders are on a path of agitation against the bill.