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Champat Rai’s fate, SIT probe on agenda as Ram Mandir Trust to hold key meet on Monday amid donation row

Champat Rai’s fate, SIT probe on agenda as Ram Mandir Trust to hold key meet on Monday amid donation row

As the allegations of donations row at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple have kicked up a storm, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust will hold a crucial meeting on Monday. The meeting will be held at Mani Ram Chhawni, the monastery of Trust president Nritya Gopal Das. (Photo for representation) (PTI) Amid the ongoing probe into the alleged embezzlement of donations, the fate of Trust general secretary Champat Rai and trustee Anil Mishra—and the resignations they have submitted—is likely to dominate the agenda, PTI reported, citing Trust sources. Also read: ‘Hindus have been hypnotised’: Uddhav Thackeray revives old Sena pitch with Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation row The meeting will be held at Mani Ram Chhawni, the monastery of Trust president Nritya Gopal Das and the Trust treasurer Govind Dev Giri has asked all regular and ex officio members to attend the deliberations. However, Das is hospitalised, where he is said to be in a critical condition. He is likely to attend the meeting via video conferencing, along with another senior trustee, K Parasaran, who cannot travel …

Eight arrested after allegedly being seen misappropriating valuables on camera; Champat Rai resigns

Eight arrested after allegedly being seen misappropriating valuables on camera; Champat Rai resigns

All eight people named in the first information report (FIR) in connection with the alleged embezzlement of donations and offerings at the Ram temple in Ayodhya have been arrested, even as Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust General Secretary Champat Rai and trust member Anil Mishra stepped down from their positions. The arrests followed the registration of an FIR based on a complaint filed by Shri Krishna Mohan, a member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, alleging irregularities in the handling of donations and offerings at the temple, news agency IANS reported. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Ayodhya Ram temple will have no chief priest as of now, says Champat Rai

Ayodhya Ram temple will have no chief priest as of now, says Champat Rai

Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Ayodhya Ram temple will not have any chief priest as of now, General Secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra (SRJTK), Champat Rai said on Sunday (March 17, 2025). Mr Rai also claimed that the construction of the temple is 96% complete and will probably be finished by the June this year. Also Read | With no iron or steel, Ayodhya temple is a study in sandstone Speaking to the media after the trust meeting that held in Ayodhya on March 16, Mr Raid said that the trust had spoken to the previous chief priest, Mahanat Satyendra Das, regarding the appointment of chief priest, six months. “We had asked Acharya Satyendra Das six months ago; there is not be any chief priest now. There is no one of Satyendra Das’s age and respect. No one else has been Hanumangarhi temple’s Mahant for so long. He had been serving since 1993. He used to take Rs. 100 as his monthly salary. At present, everyone is young …