The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday will have former Ayodhya royal Bimlendra Mohan Pratap Mishra as one of the 15 members.

This was disclosed by officials in Lucknow on Wednesday.

The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has been set up for construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya. 

On the other hand, after issuance of the notification of the Trust, Faizabad Divisional Commissioner MP Agarwal resigned as the receiver of Ram Janmabhoomi. 

The commissioner handed over the charge to new trustee Bimlendra Mohan Pratap Mishra in the presence of Ayodhya District Magistrate Anuj Jha on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Supreme Court lawyer K Parasaran (92), who represented Hindu parties in Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute, was made chairman of the Trust that will oversee the construction of the temple in Ayodhya.

Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, the trust, notified by the Central government on Wednesday morning, will have its registered office at Parasaran’s residence at R Block in Greater Kailash-I, South Delhi.

Of the total 15 members of the Trust, nine would be permanent and six nominated.

The other permanent Trust members are Shankaracharya Basudevanand, Maharaj  Parmanandji Maharaj (Haridwar), Swami Govindagiriji (Pune), Dr Anil Mishra (Homeopathic doctor of Ayodhya), Dr Kamleshwar Chaupal (Patna), Mahant Dhinendra Das (Nirmohi Akhara), while the district magistrate of Ayodhya would be the convenor of the Trust.

The names of the nominated members would be announced later on.