The
alleged loot of huge amount of cash, in crores to be precise, from the donation
boxes kept inside the Ram temple in Ayodhya, one of the topmost shrines for Hindus
across the globe, has sent shockwaves among the devotees. The people came to
know about the sensational incident after a national TV news channel recently
ran a programme on the issue in one of its primetime bulletins.
The matter
should be investigated properly and the criminals involved should be punished
adequately as it has hurt the sentiment of millions of Hindu devotees across
the world. ’’It is unbelievable that cash will be stolen from Ayodhya Ram
temple. It is definitely a shocking development’’, said an ardent Ram devotee.
The BJP
government in Uttar Pradesh has already formed a special investigation
team(SIT) to probe the matter. Ayodhya is located in the north Indian state of
Uttar Pradesh, country’s biggest state. A few persons associated with the
important shrine are now reportedly under the SIT scanner. All these people
were involved in the counting of currency notes donated by devotees through
donation boxes, a daily exercise. Everyday lakhs of devotees from different
parts of India and abroad visit the famous shrine which is considered as the
birth place of Ram, the Hindu God widely respected, adored, loved and worshiped
by Hindus in all parts of the globe.
It is hoped
that the SIT would thoroughly probe the case and nab the culprits involved in
the alleged crime.
As
expected, the incident has already been given a political colour with Samajwadi
Party(SP), the Uttar Pradesh based regional outfit, lambasting BJP over the
incident. Nevertheless, devotees firmly believe that such an issue should not
be politicised. ’’This is certainly very sensitive issue. Therefore, instead of
doing politics over it, all political parties should come together to ensure such
an incident never occurs not only in Ayodhya Ram temple, but also in all the
major Hindu shrines across India in future’’, said an elderly devotee.
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