By: Anjali Patel
http://pseudosecularism.blogspot.com/2003/10/revenues-from-temples-diverted-for-haj.html
Highlights:
* 70% (Rs. 50.00
Crores) of Hindu
Temples money is
diverted for Muslim
Madarasas and Haj by
Indian Government.
*5,000 Temples in
Karnataka to be
closed down due to
lack of funding and
maintenance
* During Kumbh Mela
in Nasik each Hindu
was forced to pay
Rs.25 to Rs.50 for a
dip in the holy
water. Congress, BJP
and Shiv Sena said
nothing about this
(while giving money
to Muslims and
Christians).
* Today, if a Hindu
or Sikh wishes to
visit holy places in
Kailash Mansarovar
or Gurudwara in
Pakistan, leave
alone subsidiary,
they are forced to
shell out large
amount of money to
visit their holy
places (while Islam
enjoys massive 70%
share of Hindus hard
earned money to
visit Haj in Saudi
Arabia)
Details:
The Congress
Government of
Karnataka has made
another breakthrough
in appeasing the
Minority Communities
in Karnataka. The
Government passed a
bill in the assembly
that all private
owned temples and
the temple
comprising of
trustees in
Karnataka must pay
minimum tax to the
Government every
year. Failing to
which, the
authorized people of
the temple would be
liable and or would
be prosecuted. This
law is being passed
in order to generate
income for the
development of
madarasas and
provide subsidies to
Haj Pilgrims in
Karnataka.
Earlier to this the
Government was
collecting the
entire income from
all the Government
Controlled temples
in the state.
It looks like the
Congress Government
of Karnataka is more
concerned about the
madarassas and the
Haj Committee, but
it has turned a
blind eye at the
fate of 2.5 lakh
Hindu Temples in
Karnakata, which is
actually under their
direct control. If
the Government
continues its
neglect towards the
maintenance and
development of these
temples for other
few years, we
will not be
surprised to see
that over 50,000
Temples will be
forced to closed
town in next five
years. Karnatka is
the 4th State in
India of having
highest number of
temples, out of
which large number
require immediate
financial aid.
In regard to this,
we made a visit to
few ancient temples
in Karnakata. We
felt very sad seeing
the pathetic
conditions of the
poorly maintained
temples by the
Government. We had
spoken to a few
temples
Uttaradhikaris and
priests in
Government owned
temple. Each and
everyone expressed
their displeasure
and at the attitude
of the Government.
They say that they
are not receiving
any financial aid
for day-to-day
maintenance of the
temple. They even
said that they were
employed on salary
basis, which they
are not receiving
regularly. Some
priests told us that
they have not
received salaries
for over 6 months
period and they are
surviving only on
collections donated
by the devotees by
the in the Aaarti@
plate.
In view of the
Coming Lok Sabha
elections, the
Government would
like to appease
their precious vote
bank by even taxing
the individual owned
temples in Karnataka
to generate more
money for madarassa
development and Haj
Subsidy. It is
unfortunate that
even the opposition
party like the BJP,
which has come to
power at the centre
on the Hindutva
platform has
remained quite in
this matter. Today
If a Hindu or Sikh
wishes to visit our
holy place in
Kailash Mansarovar
or the holy
Gurudwara in
Pakistan, leave
alone subsidy, they
are forced to shell
out large amount of
money to visit their
holy shrines.
Few days back,
during the Kumbh
Mela in Nasik, each
Hindu was forced to
pay Rs.25/- to
Rs.50/- to have a
dip in the holy
sangam. In
Maharashtra too the
there is a Congress
Government and it is
the same silent
opposition BJP and
Shivsena.
Is anybody seriously
concerned about
this? The Hindus and
their temples have
no source of income
from anywhere. They
are forced to
generate all the
finance in
India itself. But it
is not the same in
the case of Muslims
and Christians. The
Muslims receive aid
from many Muslim
countries in various
forms and the
Christians receive
bountiful grants in
the form of
charities from their
Christian Brothers
in Vatican city,
Europe, America,
Australia etc.
To further appease
their precious vote
bank what has the
Governments in store
for Hindus in the
future?
Tomorrow they may
collect taxes from
Hindus, if Hindus
want to survive in
Hindustan.
Temples Takeover Act
Maharashtra
Government's Ploy to
take over all
Temples: Mosques
Excluded The
Congress united
front government
running the
Maharashtra State,
has made it bankrupt
and is now planning
to take over
4,50,000 temples and
all religious
institutions in the
State. As per the
recommendations of
'15th Law
Commission' formed
under the
chairmanship of
Shri. D. N.
Chaudhury, the State
Government is
planning to pass a
law to this effect.
The 'secular' (?)
State Government has
excluded all the
mosques, Durgahs and
madarassas
registered with the
Wakf Board.
How will this
impact?
1. Government may
take control of
trusts. (4, 50, 000
temples)
2. All the mosques,
Durgahs and
Madarassas
registered with the
Wakf Board are
excluded.
3. The state will
decide how trust
money will be spent.
4. The trusts now
contribute 2 per
cent of their gross
income to run the
Charity
Commissioner's
Office. If the new
law is passed, that
may go up to 8 per
cent.
5. There should be
three trustees per
trust. One will be
appointed by the
government.
6. All income should
be in a common fund,
there should be no
lifetime trustees,
each trustee should
be liable (not just
the trust) and
donations must be
approved by the
charity
commissioner.
Source: _Temple
trusts prepare for
battle royale_
(http://www.hindujagruti.org/news/article/anti-hindu-laws/temples-bill/protests/temple-trusts-prepare-for
-battle-royale.html)
Hindustan Times,
Mumbai Edition (28
Sept 06, Page 6)
False Reasoning by
Government
Chief Minister
Vilasrao Deshmukh
ordered the drafting
of a new law after a
stampede killed 267
people at Mandradevi
Temple in Satara in
January 2005. The
Maharashtra Temples
or Religious
Institutions
(Management and
Regulation) Bill
will come soon in
the cabinet. The
Government has put
forth the reason
that
planning and
utilization of
temple funds is not
done properly and
therefore, the above
Law is proposed.
True reasons for
proposing this law
1. Government has
become bankrupt and
it is willing to
utilize money
offered by devotees
to conceal its
failure.
2. Government is
taking over only
wealthy temple
trusts and ignoring
the trusts which
actually need the
financial support.
3. Congress and
Marxist governments
have misused the
temple funds in
various states
including
Maharashtra. _Read
more
(http://www.hindujagruti.org
/activities/campaigns/religious/save-temples/templesact/misuse.php)
Misuse of temple
funds and power
1.
Siddhivinayak scam
On the contrary to
this new law, it is
a known fact that
there are
malpractices and
mismanagement of
funds belonging to
Siddhivinayak Temple
Trust which is under
the control of the
Government. The said
Trust managed by the
Government is giving
donations of crores
of rupees, holding
meetings in seven
star
hotels thus playing
with the feelings of
devotees and wasting
money donated by
devotees. For the
last 26 weeks (as of
10-Oct-06), on every
Tuesday HJS is
holding
demonstrations in
front of the temple
against the said
malpractices.
_Read more about
Siddhivinayak Scam
(http://www.hindujagruti.org/activities/campaigns/religious/save-temples/siddhivinayak/)
2. Temple
funds utilized for
Haj and Madarsssas
Statement of Temple
Collections &
Utilization
1997-2002. (Data
received from
the Revenue section
of Tourism &
Temples, Govt of
Karnataka, excerpts
from
an article by Anjali
Patel dated
29/10/2003 (Figures
in Crores.)
Year Temple Nos
Temple Revenue
Temple Expenses
Madrassa, Haj
Church
Others
Description
% of Revenue
1997 2,64,000
52.3
17.3
9.3
18
3.0
22.8 (Rural,
women development.)
1998
2,67,073
58.3
16.5
14.3
25
5.0
22.6 Health
Rural.
1999
2,67,000
67.3
15.0
27.0
41
8.0
17.3 N.A.
2000
2,62,038
69.9
13.7
35.0
50
8.0
13.2 Haj
Victims
2001
2,54,038
71.6
11.5
45.0
63
10.0
5.1 N.A.
2002
2,51,012
72.0
10.0
50.0
69
10.0
2.0 N.A.
Total
391.4
84.0
180.6
20.7
44.0
83.0
87.0
18.7
40.1
9.8 18.4
$ are in Million
Dollars exchange
rate Rs 45 to a
dollar.
"There are as many
as 2, 07, 000
temples in Karnataka
and the total income
of these temples
amounts to Rs 72
crore only a sum of
Rs. 6 crores is
being spent by the
Government for their
upkeep. On the other
hand, the Government
spent a phenomenal
amount of Rs.50
crores for the
madrasas and Rs.10
crores for the
churches, and for
the Hindu temples
only a partly sum of
Rs.6 crores is being
spent". - Sri Sri
Ravi Shankar (Art of
Living Foundation)
from Arsha Vidya
Newsletter of Dec
2003).
_Ref:
http://www.esamskriti.com/_
(http://www.esamskriti.com/html/new_essay
_page.asp?cat_name=why&cid=1084&sid=177)
Evangelism in
Tirupati (Tirumala)
_
(http://www.hindujagruti.org/activities/campaigns/religious/save-temples/tirupati
)
4.
Marists takeover the
temples in Kerala:
Churches, Mosques
excluded The Marxist
government in Kerala
has dismantled the
Hindu Devasom Boards
and introduced new
law for the complete
take over of Hindu
Temples in Kerala.
Under the new law,
Marxist government
can appoint atheist,
non practicing
Hindus as temple
managers and
administrators.
Government will have
the ultimate control
of managing temple
workers, temple
funds and
distribution of
funds. The goals are
to loot Hindu temple
funds and confiscate
temple property. The
new law will also
helps Marxists to
destroy Hindu
culture, demoralize
devotees and please
their Muslim and
Christian political
partners. More at:
http://www.hindujagruti.org/activities/campaigns/religious/save-temples/communists/
Some Shocking Facts
about Corruption in
Hindu Nationalized
Temples.
There are as many
as 2,07,000 temples
in Karnataka and
the total income
of these temples
amounts to 72 crores
and only a sum of
Rs. 6 crores is
being spent by the
Government for
their upkeep. On
the other hand, the
Government spent a
phenomenal amount of
Rs.50 crores for the
madrasas and Rs.10
crores for the
Churches, and for
the Hindu temples
only a partly sum of
Rs.6 crores is being
spent.
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Looters of Bharat
After moughals and
British looters of
India now is the
turn of Italian
looters to loot
India with the kind
convenience of
congress in this
loot. But like
the Moughals and
British are out,
will India be able
to chase out Italian
looters after
recovering
her wealth, it has
to be seen????
It is understood
that Antonia Maino
and Raul Maino have
established
themselves in
England and have
huge property and
lost businesses
there inspite of
being from
brick-layer's family
in Italy.
jab handi ka muh
itna chouda to billi
ko kya sharam ?? can
Hindus protect their
'sone-ki -chidiya'
from alien looters ?
The Supreme Court of
India says Mar 8,
2007:
"Everyone wants to
loot this country.
The only deterrent
is to hang a few
corrupt persons from
the lamp post, ?said
a Supreme Court
Bench comprising
Justices S B Sinha
and Markandey Katju,
which was hearing a
bail petition filed
by fodder scam
accused Braj Bhushan
Prasad, convicted by
the trial court.
Justice Katju, from
whom the remarks
flowed, was aware of
the limitation of
the court in view of
the rule of law that
governed the
country.
"The law does not
permit us to do it,
but otherwise we
would prefer to hang
the corrupt, ?he
said.
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