Rajasthan
Bills Seeking To Allow Divyangs In Temple Boards Tabled In Assembly | Jaipur News
JAIPUR: The government on Tuesday tabled two bills, the Shri Sanwaliaji Temple (Amendment) Bill, 2022 and the Nathdwara Temple (Amendment) Bill, 2022 seeking to end discrimination against persons with leprosy and disabilities to temple boards.
Both the temple boards ban nomination as the president or a member of the board if he is a minor or a deaf-mute or suffering from leprosy. The Supreme Court order in the case of Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy v/s Union of India and others held that leprosy is not a communicable disease and should not treat any person suffering from that disease with any kind of stigma or discrimination.
Similarly, Section 13(2) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, provides that the respective governments shall ensure that persons with disabilities enjoy legal capacity on an equal basis with others in all aspects of life and have the right to equal recognition everywhere as any other person before the law.
In the light of directions of the Supreme Court, the state government has decided to remove the disqualification clause of a deaf-mute person or a person suffering from leprosy from becoming a member or president of both the temple boards.
Both the temple boards ban nomination as the president or a member of the board if he is a minor or a deaf-mute or suffering from leprosy. The Supreme Court order in the case of Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy v/s Union of India and others held that leprosy is not a communicable disease and should not treat any person suffering from that disease with any kind of stigma or discrimination.
Similarly, Section 13(2) of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, provides that the respective governments shall ensure that persons with disabilities enjoy legal capacity on an equal basis with others in all aspects of life and have the right to equal recognition everywhere as any other person before the law.
In the light of directions of the Supreme Court, the state government has decided to remove the disqualification clause of a deaf-mute person or a person suffering from leprosy from becoming a member or president of both the temple boards.
