A wave of happiness ran over Hindus after the Government of Uttarakhand led by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami decided to take back the Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board Bill.

The state government of Uttrakhand had tabled the Uttarakhand Char Dham Shrine Management Bill, 2019, in the state Assembly in December 2019 amid protests within and outside the Vidhan Sabha. The protests were also carried out by the hard core voters and supporters of BJP against the bill. Hindus were not very happy with the bill because it takes the control of the temples from the Hindus and give it to the state. The Bill was aimed at bringing the Char Dham of Badrinath, Kedarnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri and 49 other temples under the purview of a proposed shrine board. It should be noted that no other institution other than Hindu religious institution that is temples are under state control. Mosques, Churches and Gurudwaras don’t come under state control but only Mandir have to go through the process and laughingly Bharat is termed as a secular country.

The Chief Minister of Uttrakhand, Pushkar Singh Dhami announced to repeal the act. CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said “Our government has taken a decision to take back the Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board Bill. Considering the sentiments and interests of people, honour of priests and stakeholders and others associated with Char Dham and on the basis of the report of a high-level committee constituted under Manohar Kant Dhyani, the government has decided to repeal Devasthanam Board Act.”

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