Naveen Urges Centre to Immediately Withdraw NMA Draft Bylaws on Ananta Basudev & Brahmeswar Temple

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today urged the Centre to immediately withdraw the National Monuments Authority (NMA) draft bylaws on Ananta Basudev and Brahmeswar Temple of Ekamra Kshetra here.

“The Central Govt should immediately withdraw the National Monuments Authority Draft Bylaws on Ananta Basudev & Brahmeswar Temple of EkamraKshetra. It would have been appropriate for the Central agencies to take the State into confidence on sensitive religious issues”, the Chief Minister said.

Central Govt should immediately withdraw the National Monuments Authority Draft Bylaws on Ananta Basudev & Brahmeswar Temple of #EkamraKshetra. It would have been appropriate for the Central agencies to take the State into confidence on sensitive religious issues.

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) February 12, 2021

He also appealed to all the MPs from Odisha to take up this sensitive matter with the Union Government and Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel as it involves the sentiments of lakhs of devotees of Odisha, lives and livelihood of sebayats, linked to the smooth conduct of Nitis of Lord Lingaraj.

“I appeal to all the MPs from #Odisha to take up this sensitive matter with the Union Government & @prahladspatel, as it involves the sentiments of lakhs of devotees of Odisha, lives and livelihood of sebayats, linked to the smooth conduct of Nitis of Lord Lingaraj”, Naveen tweeted.

I appeal to all the MPs from #Odisha to take up this sensitive matter with the Union Government & @prahladspatel, as it involves the sentiments of lakhs of devotees of #Odisha, lives and livelihood of sebayats, linked to the smooth conduct of Nitis of Lord Lingaraj.

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) February 12, 2021