Controversial Devasthanam Act to be Repealed: Uttarakhand CM Dhami The Uttarakhand government has decided to withdraw the controversial Devasthanam Act which was enacted two years back by the Trivendra Singh Rawat government. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday said the government decided after going through the recommendations of an expert committee.“We have decided to
Barely six months after becoming Uttarakhand’s youngest chief minister in July last year Pushkar Singh Dhami finds himself facing the onerous task of piloting the BJP to a second consecutive victory in the assembly polls against a redoubtable opponent like Harish Rawat who leads the Congress’s do-or-die comeback battle.Though Dhami is a fresh face and […]
The Uttarakhand government on Tuesday decided to scrap the Chardham Devasthanam Board even as the opposition Congress termed it as a victory of the priests and "defeat" of BJP's arrogance.
Chardham priests had been demanding scrapping of the board ever since its creation in 2019, saying it was an infringement of their traditional rights over the temples.