The trust meeting is being held amid allegations of alleged scam in Ram temple donations in Ayodhya. Treasurer Govind Dev Giri will give a statement after the meeting. President Nritya Gopal Das has expressed confidence in PM-CM. A petition demanding a CBI investigation is also to be heard in the High Court.
Trust meeting on allegations of embezzlement in temple donations
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [भारत]July 6 (ANI): Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust treasurer and Geeta Parivar founder Swami Govind Dev Giri on Monday said he will address the media after the conclusion of the trust meeting being held amid allegations related to alleged embezzlement of temple donations. Speaking to reporters before the meeting, Govind Dev Giri said he would not comment on the issue before the meeting and would hold a press conference later in the day. He said, “I am not going to say anything right now. I will meet you tonight after today’s meeting. I am here for three days. I will sit with all of you and discuss everything. There will be a press conference after the meeting.”
Meanwhile, Ram Temple Trust President Nitya Gopal Das wrote a letter saying that he is deeply saddened by the alleged theft of offerings from the Ram Temple, but he has full faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. He also said that no one should politicize this matter.
These members can attend the meeting
The meeting of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust is being held at the Ram Temple complex in Ayodhya, which is scheduled to be held at 3 pm amid the ongoing controversy over alleged embezzlement of temple donations. Trust President Nritya Gopal Das will preside over the meeting. Sources said the trustees attending include treasurer Govind Dev Giri, Vishwaprasannatirtha, Swami Parmanand Giri, Jagadguru Vasudevanand Saraswati, Krishna Mohan, Anil Mishra and general secretary Champat Rai.
Ex-officio member District Magistrate Shashank Tripathi, Uttar Pradesh Home Secretary Sanjay Prasad, Central Government representative Prashant Lokhande and Construction Committee Chairman Nripendra Mishra are also expected to be present. Sources said that trust member K. Parasaran is expected to attend the meeting through video conferencing.
However, sources said there is uncertainty over Trust Chairman Nritya Gopal Das’s participation in the meeting in view of his health condition. The meeting comes at a time when the controversy has sparked a sharp political confrontation, with opposition parties demanding a probe while the BJP accusing him of targeting Hindu faith.
Demand for CBI investigation in the matter
Meanwhile, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court is also scheduled to hear on Monday a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a CBI probe into alleged irregularities in donations made to the Ram temple in Ayodhya. A division bench of Justice Rajan Roy and Justice Manjiv Shukla will hear the PIL, which was filed on June 12. The petition has sought a CBI inquiry into allegations of theft and irregularities related to donations collected through the temple donation boxes. There has also been a demand to audit the temple donations by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). (ANI)
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