Four bills including Shri Banke Bihari Temple Trust Bill were passed on Thursday, 2025, on Thursday, the last day of the monsoon session of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, Speaker Satish Mahana, before the House Sain died.
Union Minister of Affairs Suresh Kumar Khanna put the bill on the table of the House, which Mahana passed on a majority basis.
A member of the Samajwadi Party talked about bringing an amendment proposal on the Banke Bihari Temple Trust Bill for discussion. The speaker turned down his proposal, asking why he did not send it when he was presented the bill on Wednesday.
Leader of the opposition Mata Prasad Pandey said, “You have a majority, you can pass it, but it is not correct.”
SP members went out of the House against this.
Khanna proposed to pass Uttar Pradesh State Legislature Member and Minister Comfort Law Bill, 2025, UP Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Bill, 2025 and UP State Public Service Commission Bill, 2025.
The bill related to the salary of the MLA was unanimously passed and other bills were passed on a majority basis.
Shri Banke Bihari Temple Trust Bill provides for the formation of an 18-member trustee board, which will be appointed by the state government. They will include 11 nominees and seven former officer members.
As the Sri Banke Bihari Temple Trust case is pending in the court, the opposition asked a question how it can be brought in the middle of the judicial process. Khanna replied that the operation will be done as per the instructions given by the Supreme Court.
According to Shri Banke Bihari Temple Trust Bill, the nominees may include three prestigious persons related to Vaishnav traditions, sects or peeths, three eminent persons belonging to other traditions, sects and colleagues of Sanatan Dharma.
In addition, three people related to any branch or sect of Sanatan Dharma who are academics, scholars, entrepreneurs, social workers etc. can also be included. Two such members will be nominated in the temple from the Sevayat Goswami tradition, who are descendants of Swami Shri Haridas ji.
The bill provides that Mathura District Magistrate, Senior Superintendent of Police, Municipal Commissioner, Chief Executive Officer of Uttar Pradesh Braj Tirath Development, An officer of Charitable Department of UP Government, Mr. Banke Bihari Ji Chief Executive Officer of Bihari Ji Temple Trust and any member appointed by the State Government will be appointed for exception.
Throwing light on the objectives and reasons of the bill proposed by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, it was said that Sri Banke Bihari Temple located in Vrindavan city of Mathura district is an ancient and world-famous temple, where a large number of devotees and tourists visit every year. The temple extends about 870 square meters, of which about 365 square meters is used as a beautiful courtyard.
It was reported that devotees and visitors have to face great inconvenience due to the very narrow route to reach Shri Banke Bihari Ji temple.
Referring to the objectives of the bill, it was said that on August 20, 2022, two devotees died due to excessive crowd in this temple, requiring efficient mob management.
It was said that for the all-round development of the temple area, it has been decided to set up a trust called Shri Banke Bihari Ji Temple Trust, which includes pilgrimage, religious, cultural, spiritual and installed aspects.
It was said that, since the State Legislature was not in the session and it was necessary to take immediate legislative steps for this work, the Governor issued Uttar Pradesh Shri Banke Bihari Ji Temple Trust Ordinance, 2025 on 26 May.
During the process of passing the bill, when the SP members started walking out of the House, Khanna congratulated everyone for his cooperation during the four -day session.
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