UDF BACKTRACKS ON DEVASWOM ORDINANCE

UDF BACKTRACKS ON DEVASWOM ORDINANCE

Tvm: The UDF has decided to do away with the controversial clause in the Devaswom ordinance. All Hindu MLAs can vote to elect their representative in devaswom boards.

The government had earlier brought in an amendment that only those MLAs who have sworn in the name of god or declared their belief in temple worship through an affidavit could vote to elect the nominee of the board. Since the LDF had more Hindu MLAs than the UDF, Congress wanted to bring in this amendment to control the Travancore Devaswom Board.

Other clauses such as scrapping of women’s reservation and selection of two general members by cabinet would remain.