Mumbai, July 11 (IANS) The Maharashtra Assembly witnessed fiery exchanges as Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde launched a blistering attack on Shiv Sena-UBT Chief Uddhav Thackeray. Deputy Chief Minister Shinde on Friday evening accused the Opposition leader of practicing selective Hindutva, questioning why Uddhav Thackeray remained silent over alleged donation irregularities at Mumbai’s iconic Siddhivinayak Temple during his tenure as the former Chief Minister.The political showdown erupted am…
Latest Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust News & Updates
Shimla, July 11 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday criticised the Congress for allegations against the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, calling the charges politically motivated and an attempt to exploit the faith of millions of devotees for political gains. BJP chief spokesperson Rakesh Jamwal said the Congress, which opposed the Ram Janmabhoomi movement for decades and repeatedly attempted to obstruct the construction of the Ram Temple, is now trying…
Ayodhya, July 11 (IANS) Ram Mandir Construction Committee Chairman, Nripendra Misra, on Saturday termed the recent donation theft at the Ram Mandir as a matter of “deep regret” and assured that the temple administration would strengthen its systems to ensure that such incidents do not recur. Speaking to reporters after reviewing the temple’s construction progress, Misra said the incident had caused concern among everyone associated with the project.”The incident that occurred at the Ram Mandir i…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Congress on Friday mounted a coordinated nationwide campaign over the alleged financial irregularities involving donations and offerings at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. The Congress demanded a Supreme Court-monitored investigation, a forensic audit of temple funds, and the reconstitution of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.Senior Congress leaders across multiple states accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre of remaining silent on allegations …
Vadodara, July 10 (IANS) The Congress on Friday called for a Supreme Court-monitored independent judicial investigation into alleged irregularities related to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, demanding the registration of FIRs against those it claimed were involved and questioning the Trust’s governance and financial transparency. Addressing a press conference, party national spokesperson Surendra Rajput alleged that donations and offerings made by devotees for the construction of …
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court is slated to hear, on Monday, a batch of public interest litigations (PILs) seeking a court-monitored probe into the alleged financial irregularities in the handling of donations and offerings received by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust in Ayodhya. As per the causelist published on the apex court’s official website, a Bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana is scheduled to take up the pe…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Joint General Secretary Surendra Jain on Friday welcomed the criterion set by the newly appointed search committee that the first Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust must have a “devotion to Lord Ram”.This comes in the aftermath of a controversy over the allegations of embezzlement of donations made at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple.The Ram Temple Trust has formed a search committee to strengthen administrativ…
Ayodhya, July 9 (IANS) Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust Treasurer Swami Govind Dev Giri on Thursday assured the nation that the Temple Trust is following all preventive measures to avoid any repetition of donation embezzlement allegation and also exhibited confidence that the appointment of a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will bring an overhaul in the workings of the organisation.After its meeting on Monday where the Ram Temple Trust accepted the resignations of General Secretary Champa…
Ayodhya, July 9 (IANS) The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has issued clarification regarding the 200 kg of silver donations to the Ram Mandir by members of the Sindhi community in 2021, addressing the community’s concerns and also informing that everything stands logged and documented in its records. The clarification comes days after the Vishwa Sindhi Seva Sangam wrote to the Trust seeking details of 200 kg silver donated on January 26, 2021. The organisation had stated that the dono…
Jaipur, July 7 (IANS) Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and veteran Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday recalled the previous Congress government’s role in facilitating the legal supply of Bansi Paharpur sandstone for the Ram Mandir in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya and said that he had personally urged the temple authorities to use only legally mined stone. Referring to the ongoing controversy over alleged financial irregularities in temple donations, Gehlot called for accountability, saying that an…