Banda. A strange case has come to light from Banda, Uttar Pradesh. In fact, a priest who had gone to the government procurement center to sell the wheat grown in the temple land was asked to show the deity’s Aadhar card. The incident is from Kurhara village of Attara tehsil of Banda.
Mahant Ramkumar Das, priest and chief caretaker of Ram Janki temple said that he wanted to sell 100 quintals of wheat in a government mandi (market). He had registered online with the help of others.
The caretaker priest of the temple reached the government market to sell the crops grown on the temple land. They were then asked to show the Aadhar card of the deity in whose name the land was registered.
Seven hectares of land is recorded in the name of Lord Ram and Janaki.
He further said that “Registration was canceled as I could not generate Aadhar card, where will I get God’s Aadhaar?”
Pujari said that he spoke to Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Saurabh Shukla. He said that without Aadhaar the registration cannot be done and hence his office has canceled it.
The priest told that he has been selling the produce for the last several years. Last year he had sold 150 quintals of produce in the government mandi, but never faced such a situation.
Meanwhile, District Supply Officer, Govind Upadhyay said that the rules are clear that produce cannot be purchased from monasteries and temples.
There was no such provision in the purchase policy also, he said, adding that earlier showing khatauni (land records) was acceptable, but now registration has become mandatory.
For registration, it is necessary to have Aadhar card of the person in whose name the land was registered.
The SDM said the priest was not asked to show the deity’s Aadhar card, but he was explained the procedure.
But the priest is worried. He further said, “If we cannot sell the crop in the mandi, how will we meet the khachar and get our food?”
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