Bhopal, July 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday hit back at senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh over his proposed Mahakal-to-Ayodhya padyatra, with Khajuraho MP Vishnu Dutt Sharma dismissing his allegations concerning the Ram Temple and land linked to the Mahakal Temple in Ujjain as “baseless”.

Former Madhya Pradesh BJP chief Sharma said the entire country knew the kind of statements made by Digvijaya Singh and rejected his allegations relating to the Ram Temple Trust and land linked to the Mahakal Temple in Ujjain.

“If any complaint regarding irregularities in the Ram Temple Trust has been received, the Trust itself took cognisance of the matter. At the Trust’s request, the government constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), and an impartial investigation is underway. If anyone is found guilty, strict action will be taken,” Sharma told reporters in Katni.

His remarks came a day after Singh announced that he would begin a “non-political” padyatra from the Mahakal Temple in Ujjain on October 2 and conclude it in Ayodhya, seeking transparency in donations made for the Ram Temple.

Singh also said he would approach a court seeking details of how donations collected for the Ram Temple were utilised, saying devotees had the right to know how their contributions were spent.

Responding to Singh’s allegation that land linked to the Mahakal Temple had been allotted for the construction of an RSS guest house, Sharma said the Congress leader should first explain the decisions taken during his own tenure as Chief Minister.

“During the Congress government, allotments of charnoi land took place, and Digvijaya Singh himself later admitted that it was one of his biggest mistakes. The BJP government is ensuring transparency, and every complaint is being investigated fairly,” Sharma said.

Sharma further alleged that Singh had repeatedly tried to raise questions about Hindutva and Sanatan Dharma, while asserting that the BJP government had nothing to hide and would take strict action if anyone was found guilty.

–IANS

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