SC Doesn’t Hear Plea Seeking Baidyanath Temple Reopening. Deoghar MLA Warns Jharkhand Govt Of Protests

<p><strong>New Delhi: </strong>The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to grant priority listing for a plea seeking reopening of the Baba Baidyanath temple in Jharkhand&rsquo;s Deoghar city.</p> <p>An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana said that there was no urgency to hear the plea since the whole world is suffering from Covid-19.</p> <p><strong>READ</strong>:<strong><a href="https://ift.tt/2X24QEk"> SC Grants More Time To Centre To Respond On Pegasus Issue, Hearing Adjourned Till Sept 13</a></strong></p> <p>&ldquo;Why should we give priority to this? The whole world is suffering,&rdquo; said CJI Ramana.</p> <p>Appearing for the petitioner, advocate Prashant Kumar said the Covid numbers are low in Jharkhand.</p> <p>&ldquo;Yes, yes, there is no Covid you know,&rdquo; CJI Ramana responded while disallowing the mentioning for urgent listing, Bar and Bench reported.</p> <p>Meanwhile, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Deoghar, Narayan Das, reached the Jharkhand Assembly premises with a &lsquo;damru&rsquo; in his hand and demanded reopening of the temple in his constituency.</p> <p>[tw]https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1435153974575910912[/tw]</p> <p>Talking to the media, Das said &ldquo;Baba Baidyanath Dham is not only a center of faith for Deoghar, but the country&rdquo;.</p> <p>&ldquo;The temple also provides employment. I have come to warn the government again to immediately open the temple or else continuous protests will take place in Deoghar after the session,&rdquo; he added, ANI reported.</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ</strong>: <strong><a href="https://ift.tt/3DWZQ4w Wave Is Here': Maharashtra Minister Nitin Raut Warns Of Imposing Curbs Ahead Of Ganesh Chaturthi</a></strong></p> <p>Earlier on Monday, Jharkhand&rsquo;s Agriculture Minister Badal Patralekh met Chief Minister Hemant Soren and handed him a request letter urging him to open the Baidyanath temple and other prominent places of worship in the state.</p>

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