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Athawale demands repealing of Bodh Gaya Temple Act, 1949

Patna, Mar 28 (UNI) Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale demanded an amendment in the provisions of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act, 1949, so that only Buddhists can become part of the management of Mahabodhi Vihar.
Athawale, the Chief of the Republican Party of India, who is here on a three-day tour of Bihar, called on the Chief Minister on Saturday and handed him over a memorandum in this connection, demanding to stop the injustice to the Buddhist community across the country.
Drawing the attention of the Chief Minister towards the ongoing agitations of Buddhist monks, nuns as well as ordinary Buddhists and other followers of Buddha against the provisions of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act, 1949 in Bodh Gaya, Maharashtra and in different states in the country since February, 2025, he said they were continuously staging hunger strike in large numbers.
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