Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 6: In view of the Mahashivaratri festival, the Dharmarth Trust employees, who are on protest for the last 99 days and chain hunger strike for the last 69 days, on Saturday started Rudrabhishek Yagya in the premises of Shri Ranbireshwar Temple, here. A large number of employees including Pujaris assembled at the venue and took part in Rudrabhishek on the eve of Mahashivratri. Employees also carried out cleanliness drive in the temple premises. Meanwhile, a chain hunger strike continued in support of their demands to constitute a board for all temples under Dharmarth Trust on the pattern of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board. Those who sat on the chain hunger strike today include Pt. Kapil Muni, Pt. Jagdish, Pt. Sahil, Pt. Deepak Sharma, Pt. Babu Bishmber Lal, Kewal Singh, Vinod Manhas, Bablu, Sachin and Anand Kishor Shastri. |