Bjp-congress Attack On Odisha Govt Over Missing Keys Of Puri Jagannath Temple ‘Ratna Bhandar’
Bhubaneswar, Apr 28: The BJP and the Congress separately demanded that the Biju Janata Dal government in Odisha open the ‘Ratna Bhandar’ of the Lord Jagannath Temple in Puri, and make public the report of a judicial commission formed to probe into the issue of missing keys of the 12th-century shrine’s treasury.
Accusing the state government of not taking action in this matter, BJP spokesperson Pitamber Acharya said- “The judicial panel had submitted its report to the state government five years ago in November 2018, but the government did not take any action on it.” and left the matter at that.
On the other hand, Congress leader Bijay Patnaik said- “If the government believes in transparency, then they should make the report of the judicial commission public without any delay.”
Ratna Bhandar or the treasury of the Shree Jagannath temple has not been opened for 38 years since 1985. It has two parts. The outer chamber of the Ratna Bhandar stores ornaments of daily use of the deities. The inner chamber is said to be having more precious jewelry and valuables. The keys to the outer chamber are available, but the keys of the inner chamber are missing. Information about missing keys came to the fore when in April 2018, Orissa High Court directed to open it.
Meanwhile, the ruling BJD has said that the opposition should refrain from indulging in politics in the name of Lord Jagannath.
