BJP plans temple runs of high leaders on Guru Purnima

On Guru Purnima, Saturday, BJP leaders from Uttar Pradesh will go to temples and maths throughout Uttarakhand to honour clergymen and gurus and search their blessings. The state get together management has additionally directed district items to make a listing of all of the temples and maths of their areas for visits by high leaders.
However, the get together sought to dissociate the temple visits from the upcoming Assembly elections. BJP spokesperson Rakesh Tripathi stated, “Outside of politics, the BJP is steadfast in discharging its social responsibility of preserving our cultural and spiritual heritage. ”
However, get together insiders stated the ‘Guru Purnima Mahotsav’ has been timed to ship out some political messages forward of the polls subsequent yr. Since a lot of the clergymen and gurus at these temples and maths are Brahmins, the Mahotsav might be the BJP’s approach of stealing a march over rivals Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and the Congress in reaching out to the neighborhood.

Secondly the clergymen and seers at these shrines have devotees far and vast and honouring them may translate into votes.