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<b>Dhumal lifts ban on RSS shakhas at public places</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Shimla, January 5: Within a week of coming to power in the state, the BJP Government led by Chief Minister Prem Kumar <b>Dhumal has lifted the ban on holding RSS shakhas at public places</b>.

Moreover, <b>government servants will also be free to participate in the shakhas and other activities of the Sangh Parivar now</b>. Earlier, the Virbhadra Singh Government had banned shakhas in public spaces and also barred government staff from attending such functions
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In another decision, <b>Dhumal announced that the functioning of the religious shrines would be handed back to their managements, as per the BJP’s poll promise. The Congress Government had taken over the management of some temples to ensure their smooth functioning</b>. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->