Peace eludes, conflict pervades Iskcon

BANGALORE: Commotion prevailed in front of ISKCON temple here on Friday evening when the temple president and his followers denied entry to ISKCON Mumbai's supervisory committee.
The governing council of ISKCON had set up a fourmember committee to inspect the Bangalore office. A court order dated May 24 had ruled that the functioning of ISKCON Bangalore, including its president, was not be interfered with. However, the governing council of ISKCON had set up a fourmember committee to inspect the Bangalore office. When the team reached the temple premises at around 5.30 pm on Friday, ISKCON Bangalore President Madhu Pandit Dasa and his followers blocked the entrance.Eyewitnesses said the situation had become hostile. The supervisory committeeled by Dayaram Das and Varadakrishna Dasfaced heat not only from behind the temple gate but also from the commuters, who kept honking as the traffic went haywire. The committee thus retreated.