Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Digvijay Singh has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi objecting to inclusion of Babri mosque demolition accused in Ram temple trust and exclusion of Shankaracharyas in the said trust.
During the tenure of Narasimha Rao Government, Ramalay trust was constituted for construction of Ram temple so what is the need for a separate trust, questioned Singh.
He pointed out that the trust formed recently has none of the acclaimed Shankaracharyas as member. Any of the five Shankaracharyas should have been made the head of the trust, he said.
Singh further alleged that some of the members of the trust are accused of demolishing Babri masjid and are out on bail and inclusion of such persons in the Ram temple trust is not justified, claimed the senior Congress leader.
He pointed fingers at Champat Rai, regional vice president of VHP claiming the parishad has nothing to do with the Sanatana dharma and is a RSS affiliate organisation only.
The former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister also objected to Anil Mishra’s being nominated as trust member saying he is a Homeopathic doctor in Ayodhya and is an RSS functionary. Kameshwar Chaupal and Govind Singh, the Bihar BJP leader and RSS pracharak also found mention in Singh’s objection list.
The veteran leader also objected to nomination of government officers in the trust.
Referring to collection of donation for Ram temple in the past, he questioned why no accounts of these donations are being given as of now and demanded refund of such donated amount to donors with interest of 28 years.