After Puri temple, Naveen Patnaik seeks withdrawal of NMA bylaws for Bhubaneswar shrines
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Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has assured the people of Odisha and Patnaik that the Centre will leave no stone unturned in honouring the culture, pride and local sentiments on the issues related to the recent draft notification of the NMA.
Naveen Patnaik seeks withdrawal of NMA bylaws for Bhubaneswar shrines
Close on the heels of the Centre withdrawing draft notification of the National Monuments Authority banning any developmental work within 100 metres of an archeological site, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has urged the union government to take back similar communique for areas around Lingaraj temple and Brahmeswar shrine here.
Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik.
BHUBANESWAR: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday joined the chorus of protest from different quarters against the draft heritage bye-laws for Ananta Basudev and Brahmeswar temples and urged the Centre for their immediate withdrawal. Naveen also expressed displeasure on the Centre for not taking the state into confidence on such sensitive matters.
Though the Centre had on February 8 dropped the notification of the draft bye-laws for Puri Jagannath temple following massive political and public outcries, it retained the bye-laws for the Ananta Basudev and Brahmeswar shrines in Bhubaneswar. The three draft bye-laws were notified by the national monuments authority (NMA) on January 18 under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Amendment and Validation) Act (AMASR), 2010. The NMA invited objections and suggestions on the proposed bye-laws till February 18.
Odisha CM demands immediate withdrawal of draft heritage by-laws on Ananta Basudev, Brahmeswar Temple ANI | Updated: Feb 12, 2021 23:42 IST
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], February 12 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday asked the Central government to immediately withdraw the National Monuments Authority Draft by-laws on Ananta Basudev and Brahmeswar Temple of Ekamra Kshetra.
Noting that the matter involves the sentiments of lakhs of devotees, Patnaik in a series of tweets appealed to all the MPs from Odisha to take up the issue with the Union Culture and Tourism Minister Prahlad Patel. Central government should immediately withdraw the National Monuments Authority Draft Bylaws on Ananta Basudev and Brahmeswar Temple of Ekamra Kshetra. It would have been appropriate for the Central agencies to take the State into confidence on sensitive religious issues, the Chief Minister tweeted.
Odisha CM seeks withdrawal of draft bylaws for two temples
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Odisha Chief Minister and BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News
Bhubaneswar, Feb 12 : Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday urged the Centre to withdraw the National Monuments Authority s (NMA) draft heritage bylaws for two temples in the state.
Patnaik said the central government should immediately withdraw the NMA s draft bylaws on Ananta Basudev and Brahmeswar temples of Ekamra Kshetra in Bhubaneswar.
The Chief Minister said it would have been appropriate for the Central agencies to take the state into confidence on sensitive religious issues.
The Commissioner of the Endowment, Odisha and Khurda district Collector, who is also the president of Lord Lingaraj Temple Trust Board, urged the NMA to withdraw the notification immediately.The