Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 24: Reiterating its demand regarding passage of Bill for management and protection of Hindu Shrines and Temples of Kashmir, Pt Prem Nath Bhat Memorial Trust (PNBMT)today alleged that the lackadaisical approach of State Government in this regard has been the main cause of encroachment of shrines and temples land and property by mafia and anti social elements in Kashmir Valley.
The Trust in a meeting here, today held under the chairmanship of Shiban Khybri a senior journalist which was presided over by Harji Lal Jad advocate and senior KP leader strongly condemned the encroachment of land and property of an ancient Siva Temple at Rainawari, Srinagar. It said the temples and shrines land is being encroached by mafia and Government is looking as a mute spectator.
The Trust made it clear that the Hindu shrines and temples in Valley are not only the religious places but the cultural monuments of thousands years of rich Hindu civilization, art and culture of Kashmir dating back to Puranic period. The meeting regretted that the Government which was duty bound to protect these cultural and civilizational monuments for the posterity has failed to do any thing concrete in this regard especially for last 30 years after terrorism gripped the Valley and these shrines and temples were made target by the anti social elements after hounding out the minority Hindus from Valley.
The meeting made an appeal to Governor Satya Pal Malik to bring an ordinance for the constitution of a Hindu Shrines and Temples Board for protection of these religious places in Kashmir.
The meeting among others was addressed by Advocate Kashmiri Lal Bhat, M N Thaploo, H L Bhat, Bushan Ji, M K Jalali, M K Bharat, Dr Ramesh, S K Saraf, Shadi Lal and Sundri Lal Koul.
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