VHP: Every Hindu family must have at least 3 children

Prayagraj: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has expressed serious concern over declining birth rate among Hindus and called for at least three children in every Hindu family. "There is need to increase the birth rate among Hindus to keep the population balanced," said a senior VHP functionary during the Kendriya Margdarshak Mandal meeting at its camp on Friday.He added that leaders and seers associated with the organisation have also launched an awareness campaign across the nation to free Hindu temples from govt control. The call for the campaign was given from the Bada Sabha in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh recently. "The seers and saints have urged that all temples be freed from govt control. They want scrapping of laws that gives the govt control and the management of temples and the same should be handed over to the faithful," he said.They also welcomed the Union govt's move to bring a Waqf law to control the unfettered powers of the Waqf Board and asserted that this law should be passed unanimously by all MPs. "From the Dharma Sansad of 1984 onwards, the saint community, Hindu society, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Sangh were, are and will remain committed to getting the three key temples of Ayodhya, Mathura and Kashi," he said.He further noted that "For the upliftment of the country, social harmony, environment protection, inculcation of Hindu values through family enlightenment and eradication of social evils, self-awareness was must."Prominent among those who present were Jagatguru Shankaracharya Vasudevanand Saraswati, Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Avdheshanand Giri, Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Vishokanand, Mahamandaleshwar Vishwatmanand Bharti, Mahamandaleshwar Balakanand, Swami Chidanand Muni, Swami Rajendra Devacharya , Swami Kaushalyanand Giri, Swami Ashvileshwaranand, Swami Hariharanand, Shri Mahant Nirmohi Akhara Rajendra Das, Mahant Ravindra Puri Ji Mahanirvani, Mahamandaleshwar Choodamani and Mahamandaleshwar Jitendranand.