Ram Temple Trust ‘supreme’ despite CEO appointment, says Nripendra Misra amid donation ‘theft’ row
The Ram Temple Trust came under public scrutiny after allegations of donation theft surfaced.
The Ram Temple Trust came under public scrutiny after allegations of donation theft surfaced.
The trust also confirmed receiving resignations of General Secretary Champat Rai, and Trustee Anil Mishra, saying they will considered during the next meeting.
Speaking to the media here on Friday, Nripendra Mishra said a special program will be organized at the Ram Temple complex on March 19, the auspicious occasion of Hindu New Year.
Rahul Gandhi had said the President of India Draupadi Murmu was not invited to the Pran Pratistha programme because she comes from a tribal community.
The move comes after the trust faced allegations of corruption over land deals.
The bank manager made a verification call to Trust Secretary Champat Rai, who denied having issued any such cheque.
Days before the August 5 mega event, Acharya Pradeep Das, assistant to the chief priest of the Ram temple, Acharya Satyendra Das, had tested positive for Coronavirus.
The letter, which was sent on February 15, said a graveyard exists around the demolished Babri Masjid and that Muslims, who lost their lives in the 1885 riots in Ayodhya, were buried there.
A trust member told the construction of the temple will take place on an 'auspicious day'.
Chaupal, who claims to be from the Dalit community, had laid the first brick of the Ram temple at Ayodhya in November 1989—three years before the Babri mosque was razed to the ground by a frenzied mob of Hindu hardliners.
