Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday lashed out at Odisha’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for delay in conducting inventory of ornaments and other valuables of the Ratna Bhandar of ShreeJagannath temple in Puri.

Addressing a press meet in Bhubaneswar, BJD leader and Rajya Sabha MP Subhashish Khuntia alleged that the BJP government is looting valuables from the temple treasury. ADVERTISEMENT

He said BJP in its manifesto for 2024 elections had promised a detailed inventory of the valuables of Ratna Bhandar. The temple treasury was opened and the ornaments were shifted to another room for renovation work of Ratna Bhandar. The valuables were shifted back to Ratna Bhandar after the completion of the repair work some days ago. However, the government is yet to conduct the in

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