Targeting the BJP Government over alleged irregularities in purchase of land by Shree Ram Mandir Trust, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that it had hurt people’s faith and demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi to furnish the details of money spent as the Trust was formed by him. She also demanded a Supreme Court monitored probe in the murky land deal.
In a Facebook post in Hindi on Wednesday, Priyanka said, “According to news reports there have been irregularities in buying land. On March 18, two people bought land in Ayodhya for `2 crore. And within five minutes the land was bought by the Shree Ram Mandir Trust which was formed by the Prime Minister for `18.5 crore.”
The Congress honcho said that it meant that the value of land increased by `5.5 lakh per second. “Can anyone imagine and believe this ? Not to be forgotten, the entire money belongs to the people of the country who donated for the construction of Ram temple. In the sale deed of the land and registry papers, most of the names in the column of witnesses were common,” she said.
Priyanka further said, “One of the witnesses is a Trustee of the Ram Mandir Trust (who is a former member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) and another one is a BJP leader and mayor of Ayodhya.”
She further stated that the statement from Shree Ram Trust claimed that the rate of land increased which was why a whopping amount was paid. “As per reports, the value of land was around `5 crore as per the existing circle rate,” she pointed out.