51 temples taken out of Devasthanam Board’s ambit: Uttarakhand Chief Minister

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat on Friday announced to ‘free’ 51 Hindu temples from government control. The latest decision comes after many protests against the decision by the state government to overtake the administration of the temples earlier. Talking to reporters here after a meeting of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad's Kendriya Margdarshak Mandal, Rawat said the issue of the Devasthanam Board came up for the discussion at his meeting with the seers."I have decided to take out of the Devasthanam Board’s ambit 51 temples which had been brought under it,” said Rawat, adding the government will also review the decision to form it.