Rs. 17 Crores for Karnataka temples to pray for rain. Churches & rest do it for free.

Karnataka, July 27, 2012: The Bhartiya Janata Party government has sanctioned a total of 170 million rupees (Rs. 17 cores) for the prayers. The CSF asks why were churches, masjids, gurudwaras and other places of worship discriminated against? And the money given only to Hindu temples. The CSF asks could not this money be used for secular activities like – rain harvesting or water management schemes? Please find below a TV report….

Following government orders, all the 34,000 temples in Karnataka today started prayers seeking rain.

The Bhartiya Janata Party government has sanctioned a total of 170 million rupees for the prayers.

Each temple would get 5,000 rupees for holding “special prayers” for rain.

The circular in regard to the prayers was distributed to the temples by the department of revenue.

The opposition parties in the state criticized the government’s move and said that the money used for the rituals could have been utilized for relief work.

The state government, however, said that it was important to chant the prayers for the welfare of the drought-hit state where there is no water for people, cattle or crops.

– ibnlive