Lawyers in Ayodhya protest demanding registration of a case against Champat Rai, Anil Mishra and Gopal Rao

Shriram Temple donation theft case

Credits : Rediff

Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) – More than 500 lawyers took to the streets on the morning of 2 July. Members of the Ayodhya Bar Association raised slogans demanding that a criminal case be registered against Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust office-bearers Champat Rai, Anil Mishra and Gopal Rao in connection with the Shriram Temple donation theft case. They went to the Civil Lines Police Outpost and submitted a complaint against these three, along with one other person. Lawyers led by Faizabad Bar Association President Kalka Prasad Mishra, who were marching towards the Shriram Janmabhoomi Teerth Ayodhya Police Station, were stopped by the police on the way.

Bar Association Secretary Shailendra Kumar Jaiswal said that if the police failed to register a case, they would approach the High Court and the Supreme Court.

Ayodhya Bar Association President Kalika Prasad Mishra said, “The police have received our complaint. They have assured us that a case will be registered. Our complaint names Champat Rai, Anil Mishra and Gopal Rao.”

Bulldozers to be used on the houses of the accused !

According to sources, the government is preparing to take strict action against those accused in the Shriram Temple donation theft case. The administration has begun preparations to demolish the newly constructed houses of the accused using bulldozers. The Ayodhya Development Authority has identified houses whose building plans were not approved or which were constructed in violation of regulations. (Does the administration become aware of such violations only after someone commits a crime ? At other times, is it asleep, or does it remain silent after accepting bribes ? – Editor)

Gopal Rao does not follow the traditions of Shriram ! – Trust member Mahant Dinendra Das alleges

Mahant Dinendra Das, a member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, said that the temple’s Assistant Administrator, Gopal Rao, is responsible for the entire controversy. He said that the trustees from Uttar Pradesh follow the traditions of Shriराम, whereas Gopal Rao does not. Gopal Rao unnecessarily complicates matters, and this has led to the present controversy. Politics is being introduced into the temple administration.

Gopal Rao was the construction chief of Shriram Temple and an invited member of the Trust. He is originally from Karnataka.