Even as on the third day of eviction drive of the 900-year-old Emar Mutt on Saturday, the monastery’s Mahant (abbot) stuck to his decision of protest against vacating the area while the Puri Sankaracharya trained his guns at the Government and the BP Das Commission saying that there is a conspiracy hatched against the Jagannath Temple.
Sources said Emar Mutt Mahant Rajgopal Ramanuj was unwell and the power supply into the mutt had been snapped.
The container house has been kept ready for him outside the mutt for shelter. However, the Mahanta reportedly made it clear that he would never leave the place under any circumstances.
Jagadguru Sankarcharya of Puri Gobardhan Mutt Swami Nischilananda Saraswati told reporters that a lager conspiracy is going on over the Jagannath Temple and he is himself a victim of that.
Saraswati targeted the BP Das Commission’s report on the temple, saying that the mutt has not been consulted for once before preparing the report. Commission BP Das never came to the mutt nor did he ask suggestions of the Sankarcharya.
The seer recalled the roles of the Sankarcharyas in the Jagannath Temple and said the Gobardhan Mutt is a soul of shrine for over 25 centuries.
Lamenting over the attitude of the Government, Saraswati stated that the mutt has already lost hundreds of acres of valuable land due to a conspiracy and now the last four acres it is missing after the Government declared the land to be property of the temple. He suspected a possibility of eviction, which is undergoing near the temple.
Asked about the ongoing demolitions of monasteries to make the pilgrim town a world-class heritage site, he said the drive is not in tune with the culture and religion of the Jagannath Temple; hence, he is suspicious about its very motive.
As many as 20 shops adjacent to the Shreemandir were be razed to ground on Saturday. The power supply was disconnected in the area in view of the demolition drive. The road from Kakudikhai Chhak to Dolamandap Sahi was sealed.