VHP worker says families of 50 karsevaks who died in police firing also invited for ceremony on 22 January, which will be attended by PM Modi & RSS chief, among others.
These were found three years ago when temple construction began & machinery dug deep inside ground, says Champat Rai. Consecration of idol likely between 16 & 24 January,
Temple trust, which has raised funds almost double the temple's construction cost via donations, says idol of Ram Lalla will be installed, ready for darshan by Makar Sankranti next year.
While Mahant Paramhans Das has questioned why some groups are still collecting money for Ram Mandir even after formation of a trust, others have accused him of not contributing anything.
The FIR has been lodged at Nagina police station on the complaint of a man claiming to be the brother-in law of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust general secretary Champat Rai.
Prominent mahants in Ayodhya, including 3 who were party to the Ram Janmabhoomi land dispute case, have accused the trust of being corrupt and its members of having vested interests.
The Ram temple trust has been accused by some political parties of financial impropriety in land purchases made in Ayodhya as part of the Ram Mandir project.
Request for Information issued by govt seeks transfer of technology. This comes as the planned acquisition of 200 Kamov light utility helicopters from Russia remains in limbo.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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