BJP president Amit Shah inducted as trustee of Shri Somnath trust

New Delhi

BJP national president Amit Shah was inducted as a trustee to Shri Shree Somnath Trust, which looks after the administration of the historic Somnath Mandir of Gujarat and other Mandirs and surrounding area, today while former chief minister Keshubhai Patel was continued as its chairman of one more year.

The decisions were taken during the meeting of the trust at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence at 7 race course road here in his presence.

The meeting was also attended by chairman Shri Keshubhai Patel and trustee Shri L K Advani.

Shri Shah, a regular visitor of the temple which is deemed the first among 12 jyotirlingas of lord Shiva, was unanimously chosen as a new trustee against the two vacant positions for trustees. No decision for the second trustee could be taken during the meeting.

Several issues related to the temple trust and tourism in Saurashtra area of the state were also discussed during the meet.

Shri PK Lehri’s statement post the trust meeting

Today Shri Somnath Trust’s trustees meeting was held at 7RCR which is Prime Minister’s residence where me as trustee secretary, Shri Keshubhai Patel, Shri LK Advani, PM Shri Narendra Modi and Harsh Nivetia were present. Today’s important decisions are that Shri Keshubhai Patel has been appointed as Chairman of the trust again for year 2016 unopposed. There are two posts of trustees vacant. BJP president and devotee of Mandir Shri Amit Shah who regularly visits Somnath Mandir has been appointed as trustee. The ongoing and future projects were discussed in today’s meeting. Suggestions were made that Shivratri festival should be celebrated in innovative way. Shri Advaniji has been requested to remain present on Maha Shivratri at Somnath. A suggestion was made that publicity should be done in metro cities and travel agents meeting should be called so that those who wish to visit lion sanctuary at Gir, beach at Diu and Mandir at Somnath in single journey can be offered facilities including the facilities of travel to and from two nearest airports that are Rajkot and Diu.

– DeshGujarat