Seers, former Babri litigant welcome new SIT for Ram Temple embezzlement probe

AYODHYA, July 26: Hindu saints in Ayodhya and former litigant in the Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid case, Iqbal Ansari, welcomed the Uttar Pradesh government’s move to reconstitute the Special Investigation Team (SIT), following a Supreme Court order regarding the alleged misappropriation of donations and offerings made at the Ram Temple.
Jagadguru Paramhans Acharya of Tapaswi Chhawani thanked the apex court for reframing of the SIT which, he hoped, will clear the image of the Ram Temple and therefore keep the temple town’s sanctity intact.
“We are hopeful that the senior officials of the SIT will carry out their responsibilities with full dedication and honesty and the stain of this misappropriation of donation will be removed,” he said.
Saint Varun Das also welcomed the formation of the new SIT, hoping that this team will conduct a thorough and transparent investigation into the embezzlement allegation. “We hope the investigation would be conducted to the satisfaction of the devotees of Lord Ram,” he said while asserting that Shri Ram Janmbhoomi is not just a temple or establishment but the “centre of faith”.
He added that the appointed officials have the knowledge of how the temple town functions and urged the devotees to have faith in the investigation.
SC to resume hearing
on Monday
The Supreme Court is slated to hear on Monday a batch of petitions seeking a court-monitored probe into the alleged financial irregularities in the handling of donations and offerings received by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.
The batch of matters is listed before a bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana.
The petitions include a writ petition filed by advocate Narendra Kumar Goswami, a criminal writ petition filed by petitioner-in-person Ajay Kumar Rai, a separate plea moved by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Sudhakar Singh, and another petition filed by Hindu Dharma Parishad. (IANS)