NORWALK : Supporters Sue to Build Hindu Temple
Backers of a plan to build a $1.2-million Hindu temple in Norwalk have filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court to force the city to allow the temple to be built.
The Norwalk City Council voted against a permit for the building in July, after a group of residents said the temple would flood their neighborhood with traffic.
The suit contends that the temple proposed by the International Swaminarayan Satsang Organization met or exceeded city building and parking requirements and that the council’s action deprived the Hindus of their right to religious freedom.
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
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