New Delhi: After facing scathing criticism from the opposition parties, the Ram Janmbhoomi Trust has issued a factual report on the controversial land deal on Tuesday.
In its statement, the Ram temple trust has said the plot of land is located next to the road approaching the Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir and is of premium value.
The trust took to its official Twitter handle to post facts about the land purchase deal conducted by it in Bagh Bijaisi, Ayodhya.
“The land situated in Bag Bijaisi in Ayodhya nearby Railway station is adjacent to a road, which in the very near future will be four-lane and serve as the main approach road to Ram Janm Bhoomi Mandir, due to which the location of the land is very much prime.
“The 1.2080-hectare land was purchased at the rate of Rs 1423 per Square Feet, which is much less than the actual market rate in Ayodhya. For the same land, agreements were made between different parties many times starting since 2011 but due to some reasons they never matured,
Giving details of the agreements the Trust said that a person named Nyas was interested to purchase this land but wanted first to finalise all the previous agreements so that ownership of the land may be cleared.
About nine individuals are involved in this deal over the last 10 years and out of these nine, 3 are Muslims, the Trust said.
“All the individuals were contacted and on receiving their consent, they all came and sat together to decide on their previous agreements. As and when the previous agreements finalised, the trust made the agreement with final owners of the land with immediate effect without losing any time,” said the Trust
“The deal was conducted quickly but in a transparent manner. The Trust stated that all the financial dealings will be through banking channels (i.e online mode and no cheque no cash). Secondly, we have already purchased three to four plots including Mandirs, Ashrams and in future also we will do it,” it said.
Targeting BJP and RSS, Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala, AAP Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh and former UP minister and Samajwadi Party leader Pawan Pandey alleged that land worth Rs 2 crore was brought at an inflated price of Rs 18.5 crore by Shriram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, which is a big scam.
Following this trust’s general secretary Champat Rai had dismissed the allegations as politically motivated and aimed at spreading disinformation.
