The case of theft of offerings from Ram temple of Ayodhya has gained momentum. After the claim of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, this issue got more political air. SIT was hurriedly formed to investigate the matter. SIT has started investigation. She will soon submit the report to the government. This incident has heated up the politics of Uttar Pradesh before the assembly elections to be held next year.

Many types of allegations are being made against the government. This incident was also complained to PM Modi. Some people have also been detained. His interrogation is ongoing. More than 40 people were interrogated yesterday. The SIT team will also go to the Ram Temple premises today i.e. on Tuesday and interrogate people. A three-member SIT team has been formed to investigate donation theft. This team includes senior IPS officer Vijay Vishwas Pant, IPS officer S. Kiran and Special Secretary of Finance Department Neel Ratan.

What are the sages and saints of the country saying?

Reactions of many saints and sages have come to light on the theft of offerings from Ramlala's temple. Swami Chidanand Saraswati, President of Parmarth Niketan Ashram Said that there are many rumors regarding the offerings made for Lord Shri Ram temple in Ayodhya, but I am happy that the Chief Minister of the state Yogi Adityanath took immediate action and set up a SIT inquiry and soon a decision will be taken on this.

He further said that Ram temple is a matter of faith, not of rumours. Ayodhya is the abode of our cultural consciousness and the faith of crores of people. Shri Ram Temple is the result of centuries of penance. Who knows how many sacrifices have been made for its construction. Therefore, there must be discussion on Ayodhya and Shri Ram Temple, questions must be raised and there must be transparency. But the discussion should be based on facts, not rumours.

#WATCH | Dehradun, Uttarakhand | Swami Chidanand Saraswati, President of Parmarth Niketan Ashram, says, “There are many rumors regarding the offerings for the Lord Shri Ram Temple in Ayodhya, but I am happy that the Chief Minister of the state, Yogi Adityanath, has taken pic.twitter.com/O9N4Xhif1c

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And who said what?

• There itself, Shankaracharya Swami Sadanand Saraswati Maharaj of Dwarka Sharda Peeth He said that the root cause of such incidents is that people who do not have knowledge of religion are given the responsibility of running religious institutions. He said that the arrangements of temples are based on rituals and scriptures. The scriptures determine what should be done, what should not be done, what should be the method of worship and what should be the system, hence it is necessary for the people associated with the management of temples to have righteousness and fear of religion.
• He said that the amount received through donation boxes, donation boxes and receipts in temples should be used in Gaushala, Pathshala, Gurukul, dispensary, Yagyashala and other social works. The government or government should not have the right to spend the money of temples on other works. If this is done then the government should equally control the religious places of other religions in the country.
• Recently, this controversy arose due to the President of Ram Mandir Trust, Mahant Nitya Gopal Das. Successor Mahant Kamal Nayan Das Had given a big statement. He had said, I will not say much. This controversy is causing defamation. There should be a judicial inquiry into the matter. Whoever is guilty should be punished. Das said that those who did not have the capacity to ride a bicycle, today have big buildings. I will not take anyone's name, whoever is named should be punished. We have faith in our Chief Minister. He is honest. Will definitely take action.
• Ram temple donation controversy Shankaracharya Avimukteshwarananda Saraswati Said that theft has taken place, this word has come out from there. Not from today, theft is happening right from Shilapujan. In a matter of two minutes, plots worth lakhs would become worth crores. Champ is the root from which the word Champat is derived. Champ means the same thing as getting away with. They were stunned and ran away with it.

SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav had raised the question

Recently, Akhilesh Yadav had claimed that the accounting of crores of rupees of offerings made by devotees in Ram temple is not clear. He had alleged that money was missing from the temple. After this, a political storm arose regarding this. However, Champat Rai, General Secretary of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, rejected these allegations and said that all the transactions are being done in a transparent manner.