Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti wants saints to manage temples

Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti, an umbrella body of Hindu seers, on Thursday demanded that about four lakh temples administered by various state governments be brought under the control of saints, claiming donations collected at these temples are used for mosques and churches.

Addressing a press conference here, Samiti's general secretary Jitendranand Saraswati said, "We are not against the governments administrating the temples. But that property is used for creating mosques and churches. It should not be done. It should be given back to saints for administration."