Amid protests against a temple named Kedarnath coming up in Delhi, the managing committee chief of the Badrinath and Kedarnath shrines in Uttarakhand said action will be taken against those misusing the name of the temples
Shri Badrinath Kedarnath Temple Committee chairperson Ajendra Ajay on Monday said the Uttarakhand government has nothing to do with the temple coming up in Delhi. “No financial assistance has been provided by the government either,” he said.
This comes after Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami laid the foundation of the new temple on July 10.
Ajay said the CM had attended the event on the invitation of saints and public representatives but that did not mean that the government was connected to the temple in any manner.
Protests against the new temple have been ongoing in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand where one of the objections is to the news that a stone from the original temple will be taken for the building of the new one.
The temple committee had first put out a statement about taking action against those misusing and misrepresenting the name of the temple on Sunday.
Ajay said there were people asking for donations to build dharamshalas, multi-speciality hospitals and temples in the name of the committee. “It has been brought to our notice that there are apps offering online pooja services for the temple... People also use the photo/video of the temples for business purposes. We are investigating such matters and shall take legal action against those doing so,” Ajay said.
The temple in Delhi is being built under the aegis of a body that goes by the name of Kedarnath Dham Trust. Ajay said that he had first received this information through social media. The committee has already consulted with legal experts on the matter.
