Ram Temple trust to have 15 members, one seat set aside for Dalit

One of the
15 trustees in the temple trust tasked to build the Ram Temple in Ayodhya will
always be from the Dalit community, announced Home Minister Amit Shah on
Wednesday.

“There will
be 15 trustees in Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust out of which one
trustee will always be from Dalit society. For such an unprecedented decision
that strengthens social harmony, many many congratulations to Prime Minister
@narendramodi Ji,” tweeted the Home Minster.

A short
while before, speaking in the Lok Sabha, the PM announced the government’s
decision to set up a temple trust to build the Ram temple at Ayodhya.

“I am happy
to share with my fellow Indians that important decisions have been taken with
regard to Ram Janmabhoomi. These are in line with the verdict of the Honourable
Supreme Court of India,” said the PM.

The trust,
to be called ‘Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirath Kshetra’, will be empowered to take
all decisions related to building a grand temple at Lord Ram’s birthplace and
related matters, said the PM. The PM’s announcement comes four days before the
three -month deadline fixed by the Supreme Court to set-up the trust.