A proposal has been submitted to the Central Province Maha Sangha Sabha to turn off the lights of all the temples in the island on the upcoming Vap Pohya day as a protest against the increase in electricity bills in religious places.
The Central Provincial Maha Sangha Council meeting was held yesterday (18th) afternoon and a group of Bhikkus have made the proposal, and the Bhikkus have said that ‘Dayaka Sabha’ (Laymen’s Council) should also be included for this purpose.
Speaking after the meeting, Ven. Galaha Sirisantha Thero commenting on the proposal, said, “The electricity bill in the temples has increased five to six times. The electricity bill of my temple is now 60,000 rupees.
In the current situation, we will not be able to put a light in a temple in the near future. Especially, the season of Katina Cheevara Pinkama is ahead. We strongly suspect this is a conspiracy to keep temples in the dark during times like Vesak and Pozon.
Today we propose that on the upcoming Poya Day, we will turn off the electricity in all the temples, keep the temples in darkness, and protest this government’s move with the latmen. We hope to act on this in the future through a special m
