'Full transparency': Ayodhya Ram temple trust refutes allegations of corruption in purchase of land

Champat Rai, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary, asserted that the Trust is applying full transparency in the purchase of land, adding that the money is transferred online into the bank accounts of the sellers.

Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai on Monday refuted allegations of corruption in the purchase of land for the proposed Ram temple in Ayodhya levelled at him by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP). Rai, in a statement, said that all land that the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra has bought so far has been purchased at a price much less than market rates, adding that buying and selling of the land is conducted with complete transparency and mutual dialogue and consent. "We are applying full transparency in the purchase of land," Rai said, adding that the money is transferred online into the bank accounts of the sellers.