Prayagraj (UP): After the Kashi Vidvat Parishad, it is now the Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP), the apex body of saints and seers, has appealed to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to allow reopening of temples in the state.
ABAP head Mahant Narendra Giri has urged Yogi to reopen all big and small temples in the state and ensure social distancing by devotees.
The ABAP chief said that he and some other saints would soon send letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in this regard.
Mahant Narendra Giri said that it has been almost two months since the temples have been closed due to the corona crisis.