A delegation of Odisha State unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday met Dibyasingha Deb, chairman of Managing Committee of Shree Jagannath Temple and titular king of Puri, reiterating its demand for opening of the Ratna Bhandar, the temple’s treasury.
“Resentment is brewing among devotees of Shree Jagannath Temple over non-opening of Ratna Bhandar. The government had constituted Justice Raghubir Das Committee in 2018. The government has not disclosed the content of committee’s findings,” said Sameer Mohanty, former BJP State president.
Subsequently, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government came up with a confusing statement on the keys of Ratna Bhandar being missing, said Mr. Mohanty.
