Ruckus over VIP pass of Ram temple; Know who releases it, how it is made and why questions are being raised?

There was a lot of uproar after the case of theft of offerings in Ram temple came to light. After investigation by SIT, FIR was registered against 8 accused and they were arrested. Many questions were raised on the role of officials playing management roles in Ram Mandir Trust. Apart from this, irregularities were also encountered in the process of issuing VIP passes for the darshan of Ram Lalla. Allegations were also made that by issuing VIP passes, money was being collected from devotees for darshan of Ram Lalla.

VIP pass is a special entry system in Ram temple. Through this, some people are given the facility of darshan separately from the normal queue or with priority. These passes are usually for senior citizens, government officials, and special guests of the temple. It is also called Sugam Darshan Pass.

Till now who used to issue VIP passes for the darshan of Ramlala?

Till now, VIP darshan is passed through the ID of Trust General Secretary, Trust member Anil Mishra and special invitee member Gopal Rao. That means, only he had the authority to issue the pass. To understand in simple language, if the members of the trust issue VIP Darshan Pass directly in the name of a person from their digital account or recommendation letter. Then the people sitting at the pass counter used to issue passes by verifying the online requests received through this digital system or the documents bearing their stamp.

What changes did the Trust make in the system of issuing VIP passes?

• Champat Rai, Anil Mishra and Gopal Rao had the authority to issue VIP darshan passes.
• However, now this responsibility has been handed over to the trust member Mahant Dinendra Das.
• Champat Rai, Anil Mishra’s digital ID for issuing passes suspended
• A case of indiscriminate issuance of passes by misusing the digital ID of officials had come to light.

Who else except the authorized officer of the Trust can issue VIP pass?

VIP pass is made free in Ram temple. There is some arrangement for taking money for this. However, the SIT investigation has revealed irregularities in this also. VIP passes are issued only on the recommendation of authorized persons and as per pre-determined procedure. Apart from the authorized officer of the Trust, DM, SSP, DIG of Ayodhya can also issue this VIP pass. These four officers have got the facility of issuing 200-200 passes from the administration.

There is no fixed limit for issuing passes by the Trust. But according to the statements of the trust officials, 100 to 200 passes are issued daily from here. But the SIT investigation has also revealed that VIP passes were issued indiscriminately by misusing the digital IDs of trustees and senior officials. This is the reason that now by deactivating the credentials of Champat Rai, Gopal Rao and Anil Mishra, passes will be issued only on the ID of Dinendra Das.

How to apply for VIP pass online?

• To get the pass, first of all go to the official website online.srjbtkshetra.org.
• After this, you will get the link related to making the pass at the bottom of the homepage, click on it.
• After this you can apply for different aarti and darshan.
• Click on the option for which you want to make a pass.
• The phone number option will appear in front of you.
• You enter the phone number and login through OTP.
• You can also login through email ID.
• After this the screen given above will appear in front of you. Where you have to fill the details.
• In this, you will have to fill the details of how many people you want.
• You can make passes for only 5 people with one login. Then you fill the date etc.
• You will have to select the date from the calendar. You will get the pass for the date on which there is a green box.
• In this you can select the date of next 15 days.
• If a red box is coming then understand that the pass limit for that date has ended.
• If you get a green box for any day i.e. you get a slot, then you can select it and get your pass.
• After approval, you can download your pass online only.

How to apply for VIP pass offline?

To get VIP pass or Sugam Darshan pass offline, one has to go to the pass counter and fill a prescribed form. In this, details of name, age, gender and identity card of the devotees have to be given. Pass can be issued to maximum 8 people on one form in offline. The name of the officer and official in whose name the pass is issued to the devotee is also recorded in it.

Trust made changes in the system, but credibility is questioned

VIP (Sugam Darshan) pass for Ramlala Darshan was given keeping in mind the convenience and protocol arrangements of the devotees. But the possibility of its alleged misuse raised serious questions on the credibility and system of the trust. At present, the Trust has made changes in the system and deactivated the digital ID of many officials and limited the authority to issue passes, but despite this, the alleged cases of theft of offerings as well as recovery through VIP passes have shaken the faith of the devotees.