Ram temple trust to issue ads for donations

LUCKNOW :The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust will soon issue advertisements in newspapers across the country, requesting people to donate for construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. People are transferring money directly into two bank accounts of the trust operating from State Bank of India’s main branch in Ayodhya.

LUCKNOW: The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust will soon issue advertisements in all prominent newspapers across the country, requesting people to donate for construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, the trust’s general secretary Champat Rai said.

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over the bhoomi pujan for the Ram temple in Ayodhya on August 5, people from all across the country are donating for construction of the temple. People are transferring money directly into two bank accounts of the trust operating from State Bank of India’s main branch in Ayodhya.

“Now, the trust is in a position to advertise in all prominent newspapers of all languages across the country, requesting people to donate for construction of the Ram temple,” said Champat Rai, general secretary of the trust.

“The quarter-page advertisement will have all details of the two bank accounts (in SBI), including bar code of the bank.

This will help people donate easily to the trust,” Rai added.

On the issue of some Non Resident Indians (NRIs) wanting to contribute to total construction work of the Ram temple, Rai said: “First, let people of this country contribute (for the Ram temple), then we will think about it.” Till the beginning of August, the Trust had received around Rs 30 crore donation through online transfers in its two bank accounts. Apart from this, Morari Bapu has donated Rs 11 crore to the trust. This amount has been contributed by his Indian followers. Another Rs 7 crore has been donated by his followers residing overseas.

“Devotees are making online donations daily. A large number of devotees have donated Rs 5 lakh (each). Online transfers of Rs 1 lakh (each) are in abundance. There are a large number of donations of a small amount,” Champat Rai had said earlier. Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray had pledged to donate Rs 3 crore for construction of Ram Mandir. Out of this, the Shiv Sena has transferred first installment of Rs 1 crore into the bank account of the trust.