Seers call for setting up Sanatan Board at Dharm Sansad

Mahakumbh Nagar: Seers representing various monastic orders and groups have called for establishing a Sanatan Board at a ‘Dharm Sansad’ here. Jagadguru Vidya Bhaskar Ji Maharaj urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to abolish the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, stating that the law was imposed without consultation to protect mosques built by demolishing Hindu temples.

He further asserted that the survival of all living beings depends on preserving Sanatan Dharma. Nimbark Peethadheeshwar Shyam Sharan Devacharya, who chaired the Sanatan Dharma Sansad (Sanatan religious parliament), said the board would safeguard Sanatan Dharma and ensure the security of future generations.

ISKCON leader Gaurang Das Ji Maharaj highlighted the need for a unified body for ‘sanatanis’. He emphasised that peace, security and justice require all ‘sanatanis’ to unite under the banner of a Sanatan Board. Preacher Devkinandan Thakur linked the alleged decline of “Sanatan culture” to Macaulay’s educational policies, which replaced Indian traditions with the English language. He also warned of a “conspiracy” to take over India through the Waqf Board.

“Lands vacated by those who left for Pakistan are under the Waqf Board’s control. But what happened to the land of Hindus who came to India? Why is there no Hindu Board in Pakistan?” he said. Thakur questioned why the Waqf Board exists in India when similar boards for minorities don’t exist in Pakistan or Bangladesh. He also claimed that temples like Tirupati Balaji contribute Rs 500 crore annually to the government, which should instead fund initiatives for the Sanatan Dharma.