Two opposition parties of Uttar Pradesh today accused the Ram Mandir Trust set up by the Centre last year of pulling off an illicit land deal. The Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) claim the transaction took place in March this year. It involved two real estate dealers allegedly purchasing a property from an individual for ₹ 2 crore and selling it -- minutes later -- to the Trust for ₹ 18.5 crore, according to the allegation. The temple body has brushed the charge aside as frivolous.
