Dharmendra Pradhan urges Odisha CM to bring four more iconic temples under legislative guidelines @dpradhanbjp Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan has requested Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik to bring 4 more iconic temples of the state under legislative guidelines, similar to the Shri Jagannath Temple Act 1955 and Shri Lingaraj Temple Ordinance 2020.
A day after the state cabinet cleared the Shri Lingaraj Temple Ordinance 2020 on Monday, the Union Minister, in his letter to the Chief Minister Mr. Patnaik today has suggested that similar legislation may be enacted for Maa Biraja Temple in Jajpur, Maa Samaleswari Temple in Sambalpur, Maa Tara Tarini Temple in Ganjam and Shri Nilamadhav Temple in Nayagarh Detailing the immense religious significance of these temples for the people of the state, the Union Minister has said that such legal provisions will ensure high standard of management accountabilit
Pradhan seeks Lingaraj like legislation for 4 more temples
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Tue, Dec 15 2020 18:57 IST |
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Bhubaneswar, Dec 15 : A day after the Odisha cabinet approved the Shri Lingaraj Temple Ordinance 2020, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday requested Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to enact similar legislation for four more iconic temples in the state.
In a letter to the Chief Minister, Pradhan sought his personal intervention for a similar legislation for four more temples Maa Biraja Temple in Jajpur, Maa Samaleswari Temple in Sambalpur, Maa Tara Tarini Temple in Ganjam, and Shri Nilamadhav Temple in Nayagarh.
The state cabinet had on Monday approved the Sri Lingaraj Temple Ordinance in line with the Sri Jagannath Temple Act for better execution of rituals and management of the temple and its properties.