Dehradun, Feb. 1 -- Garhwal Post Bureau

Dehradun, 31 Jan: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today emphasised that any decision related to the entry of non-Hindus into the sacred Dhams must be taken in accordance with religious faith and the spiritual image of Devbhoomi. State BJP President and Rajya Sabha member Mahendra Bhatt, while strongly criticising recent statements made by Congress leaders on the issue, claimed that those who fail to understand the difference between pilgrimage and tourism reduce the significance of the Char Dham only to economics.

Responding to the debate over the entry of non-Sanatanis into the Char Dham after similar discussions in Haridwar, Bhatt said that public religious sentiment, belief and long-establishe...