Thiruvananthapuram sources stated that Minister of Devaswom in kerala, Kadakampally Surendran, on Wednesday, asked that the Centre bring legislation to protect the faith of all devotees coming to Sabarimala temple, following the September 2018 Supreme Court verdict which allowed women of all ages to enter Sabarimala. Meanwhile the demand from the CPI(M) government comes in the wake of Kollam MP nk Premachandran moving a private members bill to ban the entry of women into Sabarimala.
Furthermore the bill, according to reports, is likely to come up in the Lok Sabha this week. Reportedly the Devaswom minister said, “The issue will come up before the Centre as a private bill. Everybody knows the fate of private bills.” He also asked the BJP state leadership to speak to the Centre about bringing in legislation on the same, adding that the BJP government had a majority in the Centre.
Moreover several petitions have been filed before the Supreme Court asking
for a review of the September verdict and these are pending before the top
court. Previously
the temple did not allow women between the 10-50 age group, the menstruating
age of women, citing that the idol is celibate.
