Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on April 28 told the Bombay High Court that he is arguing in public interest to free the Vitthal Rukmini temple of Pandharpur in Maharashtra from the State government’s control.
The six-term member of parliament, Dr. Swamy filed a public interest litigation (PIL) petition in February this year that states, “By taking control over the Pandharpur temples the government is ousting the rights of Hindus to profess, practice, and propagate their religion, and to manage Hindu religious endowments and their own affairs in matters of religion. It is also stated that even though the Pandharpur Temples Act was passed in 1973, the administration was vested with the previous priest and only after 2014, the government had taken over the administration of the temple.”
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