Save Jagannath rally from November 10

BHUBANESWAR: The Vedanta Viswavidyalay Virodhi Sangharsa Samiti, spearheading a public movement against ‘illegal’ acquisition of Jagannath Temple land, on Saturday announced to launch ‘Save Jagannath’ movement in the State from November 10.  The objective of the movement is to collect ` 8.63 crore, the amount deposited by Anil Agarwal Foundation with the Government towards the cost of 1,300 acre of Jagannath Temple land for the proposed Vedanta university, to save the land from sale, said convener of the Samiti Umaballav Rath. The movement in the form of a rally will start from Beladala and cover the entire State. During the journey, the Samiti will appeal the people to donate as per their ability to save the Temple land. The Samiti has requested the public to make their donation either in cheque or draft. Small donations will be collected in ‘hundi’. The money, to be collected, will be deposited in the account of Jagannath Temple Trust, Rath said.