By Our Correspondent
PURI/BHUBANESWAR: Demanding opening of Shree Lord Jagannath Temple’s Ratna Bhandar and all 4 gates of the 12th century old Hindu shrine, the Odisha PCC on Monday held a mega convention in Puri , took out rally and submitted memorandum .
Congress workers led by State PCC President Sarat Pattnayak took out a massive rally from the Gundicha temple to the Srimandir Temple Office. Congress leaders meet the Chief Administrator of the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) Ranjan Kumar Das in Puri. PCC President Sarat Pattanayak hands over a memorandum of demands to the Chief Administration at the SJTA office.
Odisha PCC chief Pattanayak said, “If the Odisha government doesn’t fulfill the demands before the Kartik month, the party will intensify the agitation across the state. He questioned the reason behind not opening the gates where the Covid pandemic situation no longer continues.
Alleging that the Odisha government has created a wall between the devotees and the Lord, Senior Congress leader Prasad Harichandan warned the Government to open all the gates.
He also emphasized that Ratna Bhandar, Lord Jagannath’s treasure trove, has required renovation, as has been demanded by the state’s residents. The state administration needs to thoroughly inventory the Lord’s gold and other ornaments immediately and let the populace know whether or not all of their possessions are secure.
