Jagannath Temple Ratna Bhandar: Odisha Govt To Probe Why Duplicate Keys Could Not Open Locks

Bhubaneswar: In a as much as the second development to the Puri Jagannath Temple Ratna Bhandar rely, the Odisha government on Tuesday cited it can provoke an inquiry into why the duplicate keys of the within chamber of the Ratna Bhandar, the treasury of the Twelfth-century Jagannath temple in Puri, should now now not open the locks on July 14. It have obtained to be cited that the Ratna Bhandar became reopened on Sunday after forty six years for a record of valuables and the restore of its structure.

Members of an exceptional committee tried to open three locks on the doorways of the within chamber of the treasury, but now now not notion of one of them may relevant be opened with both ‘duplicate’ keys accessible with the Puri district administration, Jagannath temple chief administrator Arabinda Padhee cited.

Reacting the adventure, Odisha Law Minister Prithviraj Harichandan cited that a lie became spread over the supply of duplicate keys of the Ratna Bhandar at some stage within the prior BJD government. This rely will definitely be investigated.”

The Jagannath temple is less than the state government’s rules branch. On April 4, 2018, the government attempted to reopen the Ratna Bhandar for a bodily examination, but the hassle became unsuccessful prompted by the unavailability of the keys. After some days, the government cited duplicate keys had been determined.

Prithviraj Harichandan cited if anyone has ever touched the embellishes of Lord Jagannath, he will definitely face the consequences.

“I'm hoping that such an incident may now now not have took place. We are organized to get a clear image of this after completion of the inventory,” Harichandan cited.

The reopening of the Ratna Bhandar became a first-expense political location at some stage within the for the time being held assembly elections. The BJP obtained here to energy within the polls dethroning the BJD which became ruling the state prompted by the confirmed reality that 2000.

Senior BJD chief Amar Prasad Satpathy demanded making public the listing of the Justice Raghubir Das Commission formed to probe the location of missing keys of the Twelfth-century shrine’s treasury.

With out conducting a in a identical vogue inquiry into the rely, the government should existing the payment listing which consists of the action taken on it, the BJD chief cited. The payment became formed in June 2018 to probe the scenarios less than which the keys of the Ratna Bhandar went missing. The panel submitted its listing to the state government in November of that year, on the distinctive hand became now now not made public.

The Puri Jagannath Temple Ratna Bhandar, determined within the basement of the temple, has two components. The outer chamber of the Ratna Bhandar retail shops embellishes used by way of the deities on a every day groundwork, even as many items of rings are saved within the within chamber of the treasury.