Express News Service
STHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Close on the heels of the UDF promising to herald a laws to guard the customs of the Sabarimala hill shrine if voted to energy, the BJP is planning to suggest a regulation concerning the administration of the state’s temples — together with Sabarimala — in its election manifesto. Besides the promise of liberating the administration of Sabarimala from political interference, the saffron occasion is prone to embody a slew of different legislations corresponding to prevention of spiritual conversion by way of marriage, appointments of final grade servants and reclamation of temple property.
“The party has already indicated it would introduce an Uttar Pradesh-model law to prevent conversion under the guise of marriage,” sources stated, including the occasion may maintain discussions with Church leaders on this regard.
“There are plans to bring in an ordinance mandating that all last grade appointments to government, quasi-government bodies, public sector units and universities under the PSC should be made from the existing rank list. As the last grade comprises unskilled workers, appointments can be made from this list,” stated Okay S Radhakrishnan, convener of the manifesto committee. Another laws on reclaiming the movable and immovable properties of the state’s temples can also be on the playing cards.
‘All customs at Sabarimala shrine will be protected’
The regulation is prone to suggest administration consistent with that of the Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram. According to sources, the plan is to suggest a restructuring of the administration of all temples in order to make sure that devotees get an higher hand. In the case of Sabarimala, the temple thantri, the Pandalam royal household and Hindu outfits will likely be given administrative powers. “Not just with respect to women’s entry, but all customs at Sabarimala shrine would be protected. The legislation would be framed on those lines,” stated a supply.
“Administration of temples should be entrusted with devotees who follow its customs and rituals. This is applicable not only for Sabarimala, but for all temples,” Radhakrishnan stated. Further, recommendations have come as much as body guidelines to repair a minimal qualification for PSC members, sources stated. It can even make a point out of situations regarding their companies and wages.
The manifesto is being ready by a panel with senior chief Kummanam Rajasekharan as chairman. Proposals and recommendations obtained from specialists on varied fields corresponding to agriculture, fisheries and different sectors will likely be integrated within the manifesto. The committee will meet on February 27 for detailed discussions.
