AYODHYA,
THE Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust that is overseeing the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on Wednesday made a formal appeal to devotees to make contributions for the temple. In a series of tweets that include a video appeal by trust general secretary Champat Rai urged devotees to donate money for the temple construction. Prime Minister Modi had attended the ‘Bhoomi Pujan’ ceremony and laid the foundation stone of the temple on August 5.
He said the Trust had received a number of mails and messages in which people have offered to make financial contributions for the temple construction. Rai said the devotees could make their contributions directly to the two bank accounts of the temple trust. Details of the bank accounts have been given on the official Twitter handle of the Trust. It may be recalled that a few days ago, Champat Rai had appealed to devotees not to send donations in the form of gold and silver bricks.
Sunni Waqf trust to seek donations for mosque
AYODHYA,
Aug 12 (IANS)
THE Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF), the trust constituted by the Sunni Waqf Board for the construction of a mosque in Ayodhya, is inviting donations and will open two bank accounts for the purpose. The trust will also set up a website with an inbuilt gateway to receive donations online. “The Trust has decided to open accounts in two private sector banks for receiving donations.
Both will be current accounts. Complying with the Supreme Court’s verdict, the Trust will construct a mosque, a hospital, community kitchen, and a library on the 5-acre land allotted to the Waqf Board at Dhannipur village in Ayodhya district,” said Trust Secretary Athar Hussain. A financial officer too has been appointed for audit and keep the records of funds received, he said. “... even non-Muslims are welcome to donate. We are already receiving calls from those willing to donate for the proposed mosque and other public facilities.” The Trust was formed with nine members on board, with six more to be added soon.