Ayodhya saints urge transparency ahead of crucial Ram Temple Trust meeting over SIT probe
Ayodhya saints have called for transparency and greater inclusion ahead of a crucial Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust meeting. The body is set to deliberate on an SIT report investigating alleged financial irregularities and recent high-level resignations
Ayodhya: Saints in Ayodhya on Monday expressed their views ahead of a crucial meeting of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, with some calling for greater engagement with the city’s religious leaders, while others voiced confidence that the Trust would make fair and just decisions.
The Trust is scheduled to meet at 3 p.m. at Mani Ramdas Chavni (Chhoti Chhavni) in Ayodhya to deliberate on the preliminary report of the Special Investigation Team (SIT). The SIT was constituted to probe allegations of donation-related irregularities, as well as the subsequent resignations of senior Trust functionaries that followed the controversy.
Ahead of the meeting, Ram Temple Trust Treasurer Govind Dev Giri said the media would be briefed after the deliberations and assured that all questions would be answered.
“I will speak to you after the meeting. I will be here for the next three days, and I will meet all of you and discuss everything in detail,” he said. He also assured journalists that a formal press conference would be held after the meeting, adding, “All your questions will be answered,” before entering the venue.
Reacting to the meeting, Arya Sant Varun Das Maharaj said the deliberations were being closely watched by people across the country and urged the Trust to engage with Ayodhya’s local saints.
“The entire world and the people of the country are watching the Ram Janmabhoomi Trust meeting… But it is being heard that many members are not attending the meeting. They should also inform the saints of Ayodhya and sit with them,” he said.
Meanwhile, Peethadheeshwar of Tapasvi Chhawani, Jagadguru Paramhans Acharya Ji, expressed confidence in the Trust’s functioning. “It is a Trust meeting, and I have complete faith that whatever decision is taken will be appropriate and in accordance with justice,” he said.
Mahant Sitaram Das of Saket Bhavan noted, “This is certainly a matter of faith for the entire country and for devotees worldwide. It is a matter of devotion, trust, and penance, and therefore everyone’s attention is focused on it. There should be transparency, and our faith should not be tarnished in any way. If anyone tries to malign it or assert control over it, the Sant Samaj will not tolerate it at all.”
