Shree Jagannath Temple Administration clarifies on reports of Odisha government selling temple land
3 years, 9 months ago

Shree Jagannath Temple Administration clarifies on reports of Odisha government selling temple land

Op India  

After the news report of 35,000 acres of land belonging to Shree Jagannath Puri Temple went viral, the temple administration has come out with clarification in a series of tweets. — Shree Jagannatha Temple Office, Puri March 18, 2021 The Temple administration also clarified that all the decisions regarding the allotment of land for public benefit infrastructure projects to the Government or others are taken by the Shree Jagannath Temple Committee. — Shree Jagannatha Temple Office, Puri March 18, 2021 Basically, the Temple administration clarified that the decision to ‘settle’ land is not a unilateral decision by the state government and has been taken by the Temple administration for lands that are currently occupied by different parties. This comes after news reports of the Odisha government selling 35,000 acres of temple land went viral yesterday and social media was awash with posts condemning the move.

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