Ram Mandir Trust Appoints Office Bearers; PM Modi's Ex-Aide To Head Construction Committee

Apart from the aforementioned appointments, Champat Rai, the international Vice President of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) was named the General Secretary, while Govind Dev Giri Ji Maharaj the Treasurer.

Members of the Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra, the trust setup to oversee construction of the Ram Temple at Ayodhya, during its first meeting at Greater Kailash - I in New Delhi. (Image: PTI)

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's former principal secretary Nripendra Misra was appointed as the chief for for temple construction committee of Ram Janmabhoomi Trust on Wednesday after a two-hour long meeting of trust committee, which is overlooking the construction of a Ram temple at Ayodhya. In the first ever meeting of Ram Janmabhoomi Tritha Kshetra Trust held in Delhi's Greater Kailash, Mahant Nritya Gopal Das was also named Chairman of Ram Mandir Trust. Apart from the aforementioned appointments, Champat Rai, the international Vice President of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) was named the General Secretary, while Govind Dev Giri Ji Maharaj the Treasurer. It was decided in the meeting that a joint account would be opened at a State Bank of India branch in Ayodhya. A total of nine resolutions were passed in the meeting, and another meeting would be held again after 15 days in Ayodhya. The construction committee will decide when the construction will begin. ALSO WATCH | Ram Temple's Construction To Start After Ramnavmi: Mahant Parmanand Chartered accountancy firm, V. Sankar Aiyar & Co in anjit Nagar here, was entrusted with the responsibility of deciding on the mode of donation. New Chairman of the trust, Nritya Gopal Das said Ram Temple model would be the same as decided by the VHP "but a discussion would take place on making it higher and wider". The Trust was constituted by the Narendra Modi government. PM Modi had announced the formation of the 15-member trust in Parliament on February 5. The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust has seven members, five nominated members and three trustees. The trust was formed in adherence to the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya dispute in November last year. Among those also present in the meeting that lasted about three hours were Mahant Dinendra Das, Joint Secretary, Home, Gyanesh Kumar, Anil Kumar Mishra, Vasudevanand Saraswati, Uttar Pradesh's Additional Principal Secretary Avneesh Awasthi, Parmanand Ji Maharaj, Ayodhya district officer Anuj Jha, Kameshwar Chaupal, Balendra Mohan Singh Mohan Mishra of thee Ayodhya royal family. ALSO WATCH | Ram Mandir: Treasurer Govind Devgiri Talks About Decisions Taken In First Meeting The Mahant of the Nirvani Ani of Vaishnava Vairagi Akharas, Dharmadas of Hanumangarhi in Ayodhya, also reached the spot during the trust meeting. However, he was not a part of the meeting and was seated in another room outside. Mahant Dharmadas had been demanding since long to join the trust.. (With inputs from agencies)