Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Monday alleged a “scam” by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust in the purchase of a piece of land for the proposed temple in Ayodhya.

Sisodia claimed that the land was bought at inflated rates using money collected from thousands of people, including the poor.

“The trust had bought 12,080 square meters of land on March 18 for Rs 18.5 crore. The same land was sold five minutes ago for just Rs 2 crore. There has been a scam in the purchase of this land. The trust should clarify why it was bought at such an inflated price,” Sisodia said at the press conference, where senior party functionary Sanjay Singh was also present.

Sisodia said the devotees who had donated their hard earned money have become victims of “fraud” by the BJP.

“The devotees did not think that a piece of land worth Rs 2 crore would be bought for Rs 18.5 crore,” he said. Sisodia said the trust bought the land at 7.15 pm in the presence of Anil Mishra and Hrishikesh Upadhyay from Ravi Mohan Tiwari and Sultan Ansari, who are BJP functionaries and mayor of Ayodhya.

“They are members of this trust. The same land was sold by Harish and Kusum Pathak at 7.10 pm to Tiwari and Sultan for Rs 2 crore. Anil Mishra and BJP’s Upadhyay were witnesses to this.

He said, “The additional land being bought for the construction of the temple was a matter of pride for most of the people, but it is now a matter of despair and shame, as the BJP functionaries have used the funds allotted for the Ram temple by their own means.” done for it,” he said. .

Sanjay Singh said that when AAP flagged off the issue, BJP functionaries jumped to the rescue of those involved in the “scam”. “BJP came to the rescue of all those who did this scam in the name of Shri Ram. It is clear that the Mayor of Ayodhya has a big role in this and BJP office-bearers should tell how much they have earned from this scam. The trust should give full account of the money received through donations,” demanded Singh.

“When the documents related to Ram temple were shown initially, it was clear that they were fake… Can the price increase from Rs 2 crore to Rs 18.5 crore in five minutes?” Sisodia asked.

News Source: TimesOfIndia