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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State president Rajeev Chandrasekhar has approached the Kerala High Court, seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged misappropriation of golden from the Sabarimala temple.
Referring to a study of a Special Commissioner for Sabarimala regarding the ‘removal’ of golden coverings implicit the ‘Dwarapalakas’ connected some sides of the sanctum sanctorum, helium said that the coverings were removed successful 2019, but a mahazar prepared for the aforesaid referred to them arsenic copper sheets. As the archetypal golden plates were replaced with gold-plated ones, they developed discolouration, necessitating contiguous enactment to screen up the ‘theft’ committed earlier.
Subsequently, it is apprehended that the plates were taken to Chennai and replaced with caller ones plated with gold. This was done without seeking the High Court’s permission. In addition, it is astonishing that the golden coverings needed repair wrong 10 years, helium said, adding that the golden taken distant from the temple was ‘disbursed’ successful antithetic States. Several persons and establishments from antithetic States were progressive (in this).
Audit procedures
This whitethorn hinder the effectiveness of the ongoing investigation. Therefore, a Central bureau similar the CBI would assistance with a broad investigation, Mr. Chandrasekhar said successful his plea.
He further said that adjacent the independency envisaged successful the audit procedures person been surrendered to the government, since the audit was carried retired by a subdivision which is nether the government’s control.
