Supporting the demand for a probe by a central company into alleged corruption within the buy of land for the proposed Ram temple in Ayodhya, SBSP chief Om Prakash Rajbhar on Monday stated the BJP and RSS have made the temple a “medium of trade”.
He additionally requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath when motion can be taken in opposition to the accused.
Rajbhar’s remarks got here a day after the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleged that Champat Rai, normal secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, acquired 1.208 hectares of land in Ayodhya’s Bagh Bajsi village price Rs 2 crore. Bought at value. 18.5 crores for Ram temple in collaboration with Trust member Anil Mishra.
Calling it a case of cash laundering, SP chief Pawan Pandey and AAP chief Sanjay Singh demanded a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
Rai vehemently denied the allegations.
Talking to reporters at Rasra right here, Rajbhar stated, “The temple is a symbol of faith for the common people but BJP and RSS have made it a medium of business.”
The Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party chief claimed that the stated piece of land was purchased on March 18 for Rs 2 crore for the development of Ram temple and 5 minutes later, it was purchased by the Ram Mandir Trust for Rs 18.50 crore.
The SBSP chief additionally demanded a CBI and ED probe into the ‘rip-off’.
Hitting out at Modi and Adityanath, former BJP ally Rajbhar stated, “Both the leaders declare zero tolerance (for corruption). Modi ji and Yogi ji ought to make it clear when the case shall be registered in opposition to the trustee of Ram Mandir Trust and when the accused shall be despatched to jail.
He stated that the feelings of crores of devotees have been damage by this incident.
The SBSP chief additionally claimed that BJP president JP Nadda had referred to as him a couple of days again however he refused to speak to him.
In an announcement issued on Sunday, Rai had stated, “Allegations of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination were also leveled against us. We are not afraid of allegations. I will study and investigate the allegations against me.”
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
