Addressing a press conference, Mamata pointed out that while the Wakf Board provides Imams and Muezzins of the State a stipend and an honorarium, there are no such provisions for Hindu priests. “The brahmin priests of the Sanatan Dharma who for years carry out prayers in temples, have never received any help from the government. I had meetings with representatives of the Sanatan Dharma and they had asked for a plot of land, which we gave in Kolaghat. They will be making a Sanatan Dharma pilgrim site here,” said Mamata. She said the representatives of the Sanatan Dharma had also requested her to assist those priests who are particularly poor.

Source: The Hindu September 14, 2020 16:04 UTC