suchandra 1 Report post Posted January 2, 2009 VIPs avoid Lord Jagannath Statesman News Service PURI, Jan. 1: Ministers and bureaucrats stayed away from visiting Lord Jagannath temple today even as activists of the Srikhetra Milita Sangram Samiti maintained vigil at entry points to debar entry of VIP vehicles as a mark of protest. The Samiti had declared that it would not allow ministers and bureaucrats to enter the town for the blessings of the Lord on New Year’s Day. The Samiti has been demanding settlement of land related issues, scrapping of the Vedanta varsity project etc. Not a single beacon-flashing vehicle entered the town today, said Samiti activists who were patrolling the entry points. Meanwhile, a section of the sevayats of the temple too sported black badges as a mark of protest. The sevayats have listed out separate demands, which also include land related issues and certain controversial amendments to the law governing the temple. Sensing trouble, most of the ministers stayed away from Puri today. Chief minister Mr Naveen Patnaik had declared that he would not visit the temple in view of the protests. On the other hand, thousands of devotees thronged the temple for the New Year blessings of the Lord. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theist 1 Report post Posted January 2, 2009 The Samiti had declared that it wouldnot allow ministers and bureaucrats to enter the town for the blessingsof the Lord on New Year’s Day. These morons think they own God. Pitiful mundane religionists. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
