Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 14: Several religious organizations have slammed Prem Nath Bhat Memorial Trust for allegedly misleading the people as well as Legislators over Kashmiri Hindu Shrine Bill, introduced in the J&K Legislative Assembly.
While we support the Government efforts to restore the glory of temples belonging to and managed by the Kashmiri Pandit community, the demand for including the temples managed by autonomous religious institutions within the purview of the Bill is born out of the greed by the vested interests to usurp the properties of these shrines, which are well managed and remained operational throughout the militancy, said a press statement, issued by Er Shashi Khajuria, secretary of the Dharmarth Trust.
He explained that disturbing these institutions would not only be detrimental to the religious places but also have an adverse socio political impact not only in Kashmir but also in Jammu region.
There is a strong perception among the Hindus in Jammu division that the demand for inclusion of religious places belonging to and managed by non-Kashmiri Hindus is part of the conspiracy to destroy the footprints of Dogra Hindus and their heritage in the Valley, said the statement, issued on behalf of Sanatan Dharam Sabha Jammu, Sanatan Dharam Partap Sabha Kashmir, J&K Sadhu Samaj, Shri Chander Chinar Akhara Trust, Shri Narayan Math Srinagar, Abigujar Trust and Shri Hanuman Mandir Trust.
Accusing the Prem Nath Bhat Memorial Trust of playing in the hands of vested interests, Mr Khajuria said that if the body has any genuine interest about the Kashmiri Hindus, it should concern itself about them and not dabble in politics over the most sensitive religious issue concerning the Hindus in general and their places of worship.
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