Along with two dozen supporters, Daulat Kunwar, the member of Jaunsar Bhabar Parivartan Yatra, entered Kukushi Temple amid elaborate police arrangements on Monday.
Dehraudn City Magistrate lalit Narayan Mishra said that things were peaceful as was assured by Daulat Kunwar and his supporters on Saturday. “The administration facilitated them to enter the temple,” he added. Kunwar reportedly called off their protest and his threatened ten-day-yatra starting from October 5 following their peaceful entry in the temple. However, by way of precautionary measures, policemen on vans followed Kunwar and his associates when they started approaching the temple As planed earlier, the temple committee members had also facilitated the protesters to enter the temple to offer prayer.
Additional police forces were deployed at the temple to ensure no untoward incident happened, said sub- divisional magistrate AK Pandey.
Notably, tension kept brewing in Gabela village area in Chakrata following allegation that the Dalits were not being allowed to enter Kukushi temple. JBPY spearheading the stir demanding the Dalits be allowed to enter the temple continued with their agitation in Dehradun till Saturday.