Ayodhya land scam: FIR against BJP MLA, Temple Trust members on priest's complaint

Lucknow: Hanuman Garhi temple Mahant (chief priest) Dharam Das has given a written complaint to the police, asking them to register an FIR against members of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust and a BJP MLA, alleging fraud in the purchase of government land.

Das, who was a party to the Hindu side in the Ram temple case has accused them of betraying people by misusing funds collected for the construction of the Ram temple.

In a video statement to reporters, he also demanded immediate sacking of trust member Champat Rai.

However, no case has been registered yet, while any official is also not ready to speak on this matter.

Along with this, the land of Nazul (which only the government has the right to sell and buy) is also being bought and sold.

As per a PTI report, the name of the registrar concerned has also been included in the written complaint given to the police by Mahant Dharam Das.

Those who have been made accused in the complaint include Dr Anil Mishra, general secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust and member of the trust, all the officials and members of the trust and witnesses in the land-purchase case in which many senior people of Ayodhya are also named along with the name of Gosaiganj MLA Indra Pratap Tiwari alias Khabbu Tiwari.

The names of the mayor of Ayodhya, Rishikesh Upadhyay and many land mafia involved in the business of buying and selling land were also included.

The committee constituted by the trust itself on this entire matter has given a clean chit to the trust.

The senior saints of Ayodhya, Shri Mahant of Nirwani Akhara and Panch Mahant Dharmadas of Hanumangarhi, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust's general secretary Champat Rai, all the members of the trust and the trustees and the people who bought and sold land and were witnesses in the land-trade, names of the people who were involved in purchasing and selling land, have been included in the written complaint.