Puri: A fresh row erupted over Ratna Bhandar of Shree Jagannath Temple in Odisha’s Puri on Saturday with the Opposition BJD questioning the timeline for cataloguing jewellery and valuables stored in the refurbished treasury trove of the sibling deities.

This came a day after the temple administration informed that the inventory will be carried out in phases and completed before April next year. ADVERTISEMENT

The BJD accused the BJP government of engaging in politics over the Ratna Bhandar inventory. It was further claimed that opting to conduct the inventory in phases clearly demonstrates the current dispensation’s lack of sincerity to the exercise.

“The BJP had carried out extensive misinformation about the Ratna Bhandar and had promised to conduct the inventory once in power. However

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