VHP’s Three-Day Kendriya Meeting Concludes at Maha Kumbhmela with Action Plan for Mandir Mukti Movement

Maha Kumbh Camp ( Prayagraj- UP) : The three-day meeting of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) at its camp in the Maha Kumbh Mela area concluded today with a firm resolve that Hindu temples must be freed from government control under all circumstances. The 950 delegates from Bharath and abroad who attended the meeting also formulated a comprehensive action plan to achieve this objective.

Providing detailed information in this regard, VHP International President Shri Alok Kumar stated on Sunday that in the first phase of the Mandir Mukti Movement, VHP activists, along with other Hindu organizations, will submit representations to the Chief Ministers of every state, demanding that Hindu temples be returned to the Hindu society.

He further stated that large public gatherings would be organized in North and South Bharat to strongly present these demands.

In the second phase of the movement, influential individuals’ meetings will be held in the capitals of every state and major cities to generate widespread public support for the cause, he said.

In states where this issue is particularly severe, VHP activists will meet with the members of legislative assemblies and councils during upcoming sessions, seeking their influence on political parties to push for temple liberation.

Addressing a media conference at the Prayagraj Maha Kumbh Mela camp, the VHP International President also said that there was unanimous agreement in the meeting that temple management should have complete independence and that any external control over temple administration will be unacceptable.

He clarified that under the Mandir Mukti Movement, VHP is only addressing temples currently under government control and not other temples.

VHP firmly believes that temple funds should be utilized exclusively for Hindu Dharmik purposes. For this, a transparent system of accounts and auditing must be implemented.

The entire Hindu society should be involved in temple management and that temple trusts should have representation for women and SC/ST communities.

The VHP President emphasized that there would be no reduction in the salaries of priests, purohits, and other temple staff, and their wages should not be lower than the minimum wage set by the government.

He also mentioned that when meeting state Chief Ministers, a draft of a specially designed Temple Liberation Law for each respective state would be presented.

Representatives from all states of the country, as well as from the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Mauritius, South Africa, France, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Guyana, and other countries, attended this meeting.

During the meeting, the delegates expressed their commitments towards Panch Parivartan (five key aspects)—Environmental conservation, social harmony, family values, civic responsibilities, the spirit of Swadeshi and self-respect into the moral values, conduct, and culture of society. Various major issues impacting the global Hindu community were also discussed.

The meeting was graced by the presence of revered saints, including Yugapurush Pujya Swami Shri Paramanand Maharaj, Buddhist Lama Pujya Shri Chos Phel Jyotpa, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s Sarkaryavah Shri Dattatreya Hosabale and former Sarkaryavah and current VHP Palak Adhikari Shri Bhaiyaji Joshi Ji.