Devasthanam Board row High-level committee submits final report to Uttarakhand CM
Dehradun Nov 28 PTI A high-level committee set up by the Uttarakhand government to look into the Uttarakhand Char Dham Devasthanam Management Act 2019 submitted its final report to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in Rishikesh on SundayThe report was submitted by committee president Manohar Kant DhyaniPriests of the Chardham — Kedarnath Badrinath Gangotri and Yamunotri — have long been demanding the dissolution of the Devasthanam Board which they see as an encroachment upon their rightsConstituted during the chief ministership of Trivendra Singh Rawat the board is mandated to run the affairs of 51 temples in Uttarakhand including the ChardhamSoon after taking over former chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat announced that the temples will be removed from the boards control But he had to step down before he could keep his wordState Assembly Speaker Premchand Aggarwal and cabinet ministers Subodh Uniyal and Satpal Maharaj were present when Dhyani submitted the panels final report to the chief ministerDhami said a decision on the matter will be taken after examining the committees reportThe recommendations of the committee were not made public immediatelyThe committee had submitted its interim report to the state government on October 25 PTI ALM DIV DIV
Dehradun Nov 28 PTI A high-level committee set up by the Uttarakhand government to look into the Uttarakhand Char Dham Devasthanam Management Act 2019 submitted its final report to Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in Rishikesh on SundayThe report was submitted by committee president Manohar Kant DhyaniPriests of the Chardham — Kedarnath Badrinath Gangotri and Yamunotri — have long been demanding the dissolution of the Devasthanam Board which they see as an encroachment upon their rightsConstituted during the chief ministership of Trivendra Singh Rawat the board is mandated to run the affairs of 51 temples in Uttarakhand including the ChardhamSoon after taking over former chief minister Tirath Singh Rawat announced that the temples will be removed from the boards control But he had to step down before he could keep his wordState Assembly Speaker Premchand Aggarwal and cabinet ministers Subodh Uniyal and Satpal Maharaj were present when Dhyani submitted the panels final report to the chief ministerDhami said a decision on the matter will be taken after examining the committees reportThe recommendations of the committee were not made public immediatelyThe committee had submitted its interim report to the state government on October 25 PTI ALM DIV DIV
