Amidst the case of alleged theft in the offerings of Ayodhya Ram temple, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra Trust Treasurer Swami Govind Dev Giri has for the first time issued a public appeal in the name of Ram devotees and clarified his position on the entire issue. Describing this incident as “unbelievable, painful and extremely sad”, he said that the theft of offerings related to the faith of crores of devotees has hurt the entire society.
Swami Govind Dev Giri said that he never attempted to become a trustee or treasurer, but Lord Shri Ram Considered an opportunity to serve. He claimed that he never took even a single rupee from the Trust for his air travel, stay or any personal expenses.
He also clarified that the entire audited account of the amount deposited as treasurer from the beginning till now is safe and authorized persons can check it at any time. He told that the chartered accountant of his office in Pune comes to Ayodhya every month to review the income and expenditure.
Treasurer breaks silence in offering theft case
On questions being raised regarding donations and gifts, he said that after becoming the treasurer, he did not accept any gift in the form of cash or kind from any person. There were only two exceptions – a donation of Rs 11,000 by the late elder sister and a donation of about one kilogram of silver brick by Neelam Goyal, receipts for which were immediately issued. Apart from this, he did not accept any payment from anyone except cheque.
On the financial arrangements of the Trust, he said that all payments are made entirely through the banking system. While not identifying himself as an authorized signatory, he said that the Trust does not have any check book and all payments are made through direct bank transfer, there is no arrangement for cash payment.
On the process of counting the offerings, he clarified that he never had any direct connection with this work. Most of his time is spent in Pune and abroad, while the offerings are counted by local trustees and a designated team.
Demand to punish the culprit
He said that the Standard Procedure (SOP) for counting the offerings had been prepared with the help of State Bank of India and the entire process was shown to him for the first time last month.
He said that when, how and how much theft took place is a matter of investigation. Expressing full confidence in the SIT, police and court, he demanded that the investigation be completely thorough, fair and transparent. He said that no matter how influential or big a person the culprit is, he should be given strict punishment as per the law.
Regarding future arrangements, he suggested that such a system should be developed in the Trust, so that the monitoring of offerings is completely accurate and transparent. Explaining the need to implement a new management system after taking the opinion of experts, he assured that accounting of every penny of donations given by Ram devotees will be ensured in a secure and transparent manner.
The clouds of doubt will disappear, the darkness will go away
They said that We believe that by the grace of Lord Shri Ram, the clouds of doubt will disappear and the darkness of crime will be dispelled. In future, it will be our endeavor that our Ramlala temple becomes an ideal temple in the world. The stream of devotion to Shri Ram should keep flowing unbroken, we have to do sadhana till we bring Ramrajya. God will not allow any attempt to tarnish the work of Sanatan Dharma and Ram Mandir to succeed. This is our unwavering belief.
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