VHP Raises Objection to Sanction of Rs 78 lakhs for Missionaries of Charity by Odisha Government
GG News Bureau
Bhubaneswar, 10th Jan. Vishva Hindu Parishad has raised an objection to the sanction Rs 78.76 lakh from the Chief Minister Relief Fund (CMRF) to support 13 institutions run by Missionaries of Charity in Odisha.
Raising objection, VHP General Secretary Milind Parande said that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has no right to give away money of “Hindu taxpayers” to an organization that “converts”.
Parande said, “VHP strongly objects to sanction of Rs 78 lakhs for Missionaries of Charity by Odisha Government. This is taxpayers’ money.”
“Missionaries of Charity are involved in conversion. No CM has the right to give the money of Hindus to an organization that converts them,” he added.
On Jan 4, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik has sanctioned Rs 78.76 lakh from the Chief Minister Relief Fund (CMRF) to support 13 institutions run by Missionaries of Charity in the state.
The Chief Minister had directed district collectors on December 30, 2021 to ensure that no inmates of Missionaries of Charity suffer from food security and health-related issues.
According to the CMO, this sanctioned amount for 13 Missionaries of Charity institutions across eight districts of the state will benefit over 900 inmates in various leprosarium and orphanages in the state. Mother Teresa had founded the Missionaries of Charity in 1950.
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