Prithviraj SinghDehradun, Sept. 29 -- Uttarakhand Tourism, Religion and Culture Minister Satpal Maharaj has dismissed reports of a ban on music and cultural programs in the Badrinath Dham. However, his statement that blowing a Shankh (conch shell) inside the temple is not allowed for it is "made up of bone" has invited sharp criticism from local teerth purohits of Badrinath.
Responding to a media query referring to the question raised by former BJP president Murli Manohar Joshi over a music concert at the Badrinath Shrine campus, Satpal Maharaj stated that misleading information is being disseminated on social media after a video of a festival held at Badrinath Shrine campus went viral.
Maharaj clarified that claims of music, dance, or cu...