"We want the government to give us the right to have our own priest there to conduct puja,” said Rajaram Bhadracharya, the head of the Akhara (Wikipedia)The Nirmohi Akhara, whose plea for maintenance and management rights to the erstwhile disputed site in Ayodhya has been scrapped by the Supreme Court, has demanded the exclusive right to conduct puja at the Ram temple when it is constructed. The Akhara, which was one of the three main parties to the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land case, will hold a meeting in Delhi on February 19 to decide its course of action. “Following the Supreme Court order of November 9 to keep the Nirmohi Akhara in the trust that has been set up to build the Ram temple, the government has made Mahant Dinendra Das its member. We want the government to give us the right to have our own priest there to conduct puja,” said Rajaram Bhadracharya, the head of the Akhara. The Supreme Court has handed the entire 2.77 acres to Ram Lalla Virajman (infant Ram, represented by a Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader) and asked the Centre to give an important position to the Nirmohi Akhara in the trust.

Source: The Telegraph February 14, 2020 21:45 UTC