Gadchiroli Feb. 27 (District Correspondent) To support the ongoing agitation of venerable Buddhist monks in Bodh Gaya to hand over the Mahabodhi Mahavihar to Buddhists, a sit-in protest has been organized in Gadchiroli on March 1st under the leadership of the Bhartiya Bouddha Mahasabha and various Ambedkarite and social organizations.
Various religious places in the country have been handed over to their respective religious organizations, but the Mahabodhi Buddha Vihar in Bodh Gaya has not yet been handed over to Buddhists. For this, the Buddhist community and venerable Buddhist monks in India have been conducting a large-scale agitation for the last 50 years. Still, the government has not handed over the said Mahabodhi Vihar to Buddhists. This is extremely wrong and an injustice to Buddhists throughout India.
The venerable Buddhist monks of India have started a grand protest in Bodh Gaya since 12 February 2025 demanding that the Mahabodhi Buddha Vihara be handed over to the Buddhists. To support this protest, a grand protest is being organized in Gadchiroli on 1 March 2025 under the leadership of Bhartiya Bouddha Mahasabha with the participation of various Ambedkarite and social organizations.
In this protest, all those who have faith in the Indian Constitution and the thoughts of Buddhism Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar must participate in the protest at 11.30 am on March 1 next, it has been appealed.
Besides Bouddha Mahasabha, Samvidhan Foundation, Samyak Samaj Samiti, Panchsheel Samaj Mandal, Ramnagar, Prabuddha Buddha Vihar, Vivekananda Nagar, Prabuddha Vichar Manch, Visakha Mahila Mandal, Gokul Nagar, Buddhist Samaj Mandal Navegaon, Complex, Indiranagar, Sainagar, Snehnagar, Phule Ward, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Chowk, Ganesh Colony, Visapur Complex, Kodgal, Trisharan Mahila Mandal Ramnagar, Sambodhi Buddha Vihar Samiti Gadchiroli also have appealed to participate in this dharna agitation in large numbers.
