VHP plans nationwide drive to 'free temples'
Hindustan Times Noida|December 27, 2024
THE CAMPAIGN WILL BEGIN ON JANUARY 5 FROM VIJAYWADA, VHP'S ORGANISING GEN SECY MILIND PARANDE SAID
Abhishek Angad

NEW DELHI: The Vishva Hindu Parishad is planning to initiate a countrywide "public awakening campaign" for liberation of Hindu temples from the government's control, the outfit said on Thursday.

The campaign will begin on January 5 from Vijaywada in Andhra Pradesh, where over 100,000 people are expected to gather, VHP's organising general secretary Milind Parande said at a press conference in New Delhi.

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