Thoughts of dignitaries on Protection of Temples and Dharma, on Day 2 of the Vaishvik Hindu Rashtra Mahotsav

Constitutional amendment needed for Hindu Rashtra! – Konniyoor Acharya P.P. M. Nair, Keraliya Kshetra Paripalan Samiti

Ram Rajya will come when every person behaves like Bhagwan Shriram. For this, Hindus need to be given Dharma education. Political leaders reach out to us for votes when there are elections, but our supreme ruler is God. We should be in communion with our supreme ruler. We will have to amend the Constitution to establish the Hindu Rashtra. Uniform Civil Code, as well as strict laws to prevent conversion should be introduced in India. Krishi (agriculture) and Rishi (Saints) should be protected.

The devotees’ offerings should be properly utilized! – Vijay Pawar, President, Ashapuri Mandir, Sindkheda, Dhule, Maharashtra

There are many small temples in every village. These temples should be associated with Taluka, District, and State level temples. Devotees offer donations worth lakhs to temples. These offerings must be properly utilised.

Ready to knock on the SC doors against the corruption in Shri Tuljabhavani Temple ! – Kishore Gangane, Maharashtra Mandir Mahasangh, Dharashiv, Maharashtra

Shri Tuljabhavani Temple corruption case has been languishing in the Bombay High Court since 2010. It is disheartening that 4 years after the CID completed its investigation in the case, there has been no action. The corruption continues unabated. It is by God’s grace that I am able to fight this corruption. We are ready to knock on the doors of the Supreme Court if need be.

Will continue legal efforts to save the Kanifnath temple – Shrihari Ambekar, Kanoba alias Kanifnath Devasthan Trust, Guha, Maharashtra

40 acres belonging to the Kanifnath temple have been encroached by religious fanatics. In 2005, on the day of Rangpanchami, everyone was caught unawares when the Waqf Board took possession of this land. It was then converted into a Dargah by forming a trust. The name Kanifnath temple was then erased from the property documents and the land was registered as Hazrat Ramzan Shah Dargah. We convened a Gram Sabha (village council) in response to this. It was decided that the entry from Talathi should be deleted. A case was filed against 19 of us by the Waqf. The legal battle to save our Kanifnath temple will continue.