Nripendra Misra was former principal secretary to PM Modi

Nripendra Misra, the former principal secretary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday was appointed as the head of the temple construction committee of the Ram Janmabhoomi Trust.

Misra has been entrusted with the task of heading the committee for the management of the 67 acres of land allotted for Ram Temple construction in Ayodhya.

Besides, Mahant Nritya Gopal Das of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Champat Rai have been elected as the president and the general secretary of the Trust, respectively.

The decisions were taken in the first meeting of the newly-appointed Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, following the Supreme Court order.

On November 9, the apex court had allowed the construction of the Ram temple at the site of the demolished Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, and ordered handing over another 5-acre plot to the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Waqf Board for the mosque. It awarded the title of the land to Ram Lalla, to be held by the Trust that the Court said should be set up within three months. The Trust will be independent to take every decision related to the temple and 67 acres of land will be transferred to it.

Furthermore, the Trust will get the possession of the inner and outer courtyards along with the rest of the acquired land, which will be managed and developed by the Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra.