Dikhyaa Mohanty 
The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust has denied allegations of corruption levelled by opposition parties, inland purchase in a statement issued by the Trust.
According to the report, the official statement by the trust which is signed by Trust secretary Champat Rai said that the current sellers had a registered agreement years ago at a price and after the ‘bainama’ (sale deed) on March 18, they sold it to the Trust.
“After the Supreme Court order, a lot of people started coming to Ayodhya to purchase land, and as the UP government is also purchasing a lot of land for development works, the land price increased suddenly. The land on which discussion has started is very close to the railway station and therefore, is at a very important location. All the land purchased by the Trust is purchased at a price much lower than the market price,” the statement said.
The Trust statement, however, said the propaganda by political people on the issue was misleading. The concerned person is political and the matter is politically motivated.
The statement also claimed that all the sale and purchase is done by proper communication and agreement, and signatures are taken on agreement papers. It said- “All the court fees and stamp paper purchase are done online and the amount is transferred into the bank account of the seller through an online transaction,” it said.
The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra is a Trust that was set up by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in February 2020 to oversee and manage the construction of the temple based on a Supreme Court verdict. It was awarded around 70 acres of land in the ruling and 12 of its 15 members are nominated by the Centre.
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