Haridwar (Uttrakhand): A rift escalated between the Hindu seers associated with Ram Janmbhoomi and the centre after the saffron party has announced the composition of the name suggested for the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, excluding the chief of the Ram Janambhoomi Nyas Mahant Nirtiya Gopal Das.
The centre on February 5, constituted an independent 15-member trust to oversee the construction of a 'grand and magnificent, Ram temple in the disputed land of Ayodhya.
The 15-members Trust includes senior advocate, seers from Hindu maths across the country, Nirmohi Akhara, Ayodhya's royal famil head, locals and Dalit from Ayodhya.
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In an exclusive interaction with ETV Bharat, Akhara Parishad President Narendra Giri and General Secretary of Akhara Parishad Hari Giri said that the exclusion of certain saints who have devoted their lives for the cause of Ram Mandir including the chief of the Ram Janambhoomi Nyas Mahant Nirtiya Gopal Das was an insult to the people of Ayodhya.
The Hindu seers further cleared that they are happy with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision of making a 15-member trust. But, they never expected the senior lawyer Kesava Iyengar Parasaran, advocate in the case, to be the head of the trust.
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