What Amit Shah Said On Odisha Jagannath Temple's Ratna Bhandar Controversy

Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the contentious issue of the missing keys to the Jagannath temple's Ratna Bhandar (treasury), which has sparked a political row in Odisha. "The mystery of the missing keys to Lord Jagannath's Ratna Bhandar is nowhere close to being solved. The keys were lost, a probe team was set up, and then someone alleged that fake keys were made. Was the Ratna Bhandar opened or not? No clarity has been offered by the Odisha government."

The Ratna Bhandar, opened only four times in the last century, has been central to the BJP's poll campaign in Odisha. "Lord Jagannath's Ratna Bhandar is a subject that should not be shrouded in mystery," Mr Shah remarked.