Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar inaugurated Q complex at Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala

Dharmasthala: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar speaking at the inauguration ceremony of a queue system complex at Shri Kshethra Dharmasthala says, “A soothing change in recent years in our country has been infrastructural growth that is germane to our religious places. This needs to be applauded as these are centres also of our civilisational values. Religious institutions emblematic of equality since there is no individual is higher before the Almighty, the God. We should re-instil the idea of equality in religious institutions.

When precedence is accorded, when priority is given to someone, when we label it as VVIP or VIP, this is belittling the concept of equality. VIP culture, friends is an aberration, it is an incursion when viewed on the anvil of equality.

It should have no place in society, much less in religious places. I hope this Dharmasthala being led by a luminary of all times will serve as an example of egalitarianism and let us shun for all times VIP culture. The very idea of VIP ‘darshan’ militates against divinity. It should be dispensed with.”