BHUBANESWAR: The Shree Jagannath Temple in Puri — probably the most renowned shrines within the country— is not any stranger to controversies and the multiple inquiry commissions set up to probe them. What remains unknown to the general public are the findings of these commissions.
The judicial commission that can probe the disappearance of the temple treasury’s keys — introduced by Naveen Patnaik on Monday — would be the 5th to appear into the shrine’s affairs since 1977 and the third to be formed all the way through the chief minister’s tenure so far. The suggestions of the 4 earlier commissions have now not been made public, let alone applied.
The first judicial commission for the temple used to be constituted on July 27, 1977, below retired Orissa top court docket justice B Okay Patra, following massive mismanagement all the way through the Nabakalebara pageant in July that yr. While its suggestions have now not been applied, the file of the judicial commission set up to probe the 1993 Nagarjuna Besha stampede on the temple isn't even available with the federal government. In March 2015, then legislation minister Arun Sahu had stated as much within the Assembly.
The first judicial commission below Naveen’s watch used to be formed on November 4, 2006, after a stampede killed 4 pilgrims throughout the temple. On July 21, 2016, he constituted another judicial commission to indicate reforms on the 12th century shrine however did not grant it an extension even if it had now not finished its investigation.
“We saw the destiny of the Justice B P Das Commission that used to be formed in July 2016 to indicate corrective action within the wake of irregularities within the rituals and the control of the temple. The executive did not even prolong the commission’s tenure, which ended on January 22 this yr,” stated Pradosh Mishra, a resident of Puri. The BP Das Commission submitted simplest two period in-between experiences — one on April 20, 2017, and the opposite on December 6, 2017.
“We wonder what purpose judicial commissions serve if their experiences are not made public. What is the use of such panels if their suggestions are not applied?” requested Badri Narayan Mishra, a social activist.
Some temple officers stated key suggestions of the sooner commissions have been by no means applied because of concern of a backlash from the tough servitors. The commissions are believed to have sought better control of temple rituals, which might have placed the monks below scrutiny. The Patra Commission of 1977 is thought to have even really helpful the abolition of hereditary priesthood and the offertory (dakshina) machine, angering the servitors and making sure that the tips remained simply that.
“Only minor suggestions, corresponding to installation of CCTV cameras throughout the temple and streamlining of rituals, were applied,” stated an respectable.
The judicial commission that can probe the disappearance of the temple treasury’s keys — introduced by Naveen Patnaik on Monday — would be the 5th to appear into the shrine’s affairs since 1977 and the third to be formed all the way through the chief minister’s tenure so far. The suggestions of the 4 earlier commissions have now not been made public, let alone applied.
The first judicial commission for the temple used to be constituted on July 27, 1977, below retired Orissa top court docket justice B Okay Patra, following massive mismanagement all the way through the Nabakalebara pageant in July that yr. While its suggestions have now not been applied, the file of the judicial commission set up to probe the 1993 Nagarjuna Besha stampede on the temple isn't even available with the federal government. In March 2015, then legislation minister Arun Sahu had stated as much within the Assembly.
The first judicial commission below Naveen’s watch used to be formed on November 4, 2006, after a stampede killed 4 pilgrims throughout the temple. On July 21, 2016, he constituted another judicial commission to indicate reforms on the 12th century shrine however did not grant it an extension even if it had now not finished its investigation.
“We saw the destiny of the Justice B P Das Commission that used to be formed in July 2016 to indicate corrective action within the wake of irregularities within the rituals and the control of the temple. The executive did not even prolong the commission’s tenure, which ended on January 22 this yr,” stated Pradosh Mishra, a resident of Puri. The BP Das Commission submitted simplest two period in-between experiences — one on April 20, 2017, and the opposite on December 6, 2017.
“We wonder what purpose judicial commissions serve if their experiences are not made public. What is the use of such panels if their suggestions are not applied?” requested Badri Narayan Mishra, a social activist.
Some temple officers stated key suggestions of the sooner commissions have been by no means applied because of concern of a backlash from the tough servitors. The commissions are believed to have sought better control of temple rituals, which might have placed the monks below scrutiny. The Patra Commission of 1977 is thought to have even really helpful the abolition of hereditary priesthood and the offertory (dakshina) machine, angering the servitors and making sure that the tips remained simply that.
“Only minor suggestions, corresponding to installation of CCTV cameras throughout the temple and streamlining of rituals, were applied,” stated an respectable.
Doubts cast shadow over 5th Puri temple judicial probe
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