Champat Rai calls for freeing temples from govt control
Vishwa Hindu Parishad
(Kashi Prant) in city, Vishwa Hindu Parishad central vice president and general secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra Trust, Champat Rai, on Sunday said, "Now, the time has come to free temples from govt control.
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He also emphasised the need to unite the fragmented Hindu society and urged a pledge of unity against divisive forces.
He stated that the Hindu society should respond to the mentality of dividing Hindu society on the basis of caste, language, region, and gender with unity. For this, all the workers, saints, social organisations, along with the entire Hindu society, should be appealed to identify such forces and eliminate them.
" Today, there is a need for our traditions to continue uninterruptedly. For this, the society should be cultured, the family should be united, and civic duties should be followed. The organisation has been working continuously to eliminate discrimination in Hindu society since its inception. ."
He also mentioned that the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple has now taken a grand form. "We will announce its completion by hoisting the flag in November," he said. He further stated that the centenary year programmes of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh will start from this year's Vijayadashmi and will continue until next year's Vijayadashmi.
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