Punjab: Coming up on 35-bigha plot in Morni: Meditation-cum-research centre.

PARMATMA KUNJ – a meditation-cum-research centre – is coming up on a 35-bigha plot (approximately 14 acres) in the picturesque hilltop of Dhar village in Morni tehsil, about 60 kms from here. Vishwa Hindu Parishad, affiliated to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), shall be taking over this centre soon after its completion to teach Vedas, Puranas and other religious texts to its workers and pracharaks and workers of the organisation. The construction is likely to be completed by this year-end.

Last year, the Delhi-based M2K Foundation entered into sale deeds with 27 villagers and purchased the land at the rate of Rs 3 lakh per bigha. A total of Rs 1.05 crore was paid to the villagers.

Construction activity is on in full swing these days and a two-storey library is the first one to be completed as part of the multistorey Parmatma Kunj complex.

VHP’s International Organisation general secretary Dinesh Chandra inaugurated the construction work last October. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has visited the construction site at least twice. These days, PWD (Building and Roads) technical adviser, Vishal Seth, is monitoring the construction work at the site.

“Vishal Seth is only a technical adviser on contract basis and not a regular employee of the government,” a senior PWD officer told Chandigarh Newsline.

“The land was purchased by the M2K Foundation for the construction of a meditation-cum-research centre, which is named Parmatma Kunj. We made a total payment of Rs 1.05 crore through bank drafts. Dinesh Chandra named the centre Parmatma Kunj,” Seth told Chandigarh Newsline.

THE INDIAN EXPRESS