- By Shubham Bajpai
- Sun, 06 Sep 2026 11:16 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
- Three Ram Temple employees reinstated by new General Secretary.
- Swami Govind Dev Giri reversed Krishna Mohan's removal decision.
- Reinstatement follows leadership change in Ayodhya Trust.
Jaagran Correspondent, Ayodhya: Following the reorganisation of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, conflicts have emerged among trust officials. Three employees, who were removed from the Ram Temple by interim General Secretary Krishna Mohan a few days ago, have been reinstated by newly appointed General Secretary Swami Govind Dev Giri.
Swami Govind Dev Giri issued the order on Saturday. The three employees who will soon be back in service include Sandeep Gupta, son of Vasudev Gupta, a Kar Sevak from the temple movement.
Gupta was appointed by former General Secretary Champat Rai. A fortnight ago, based on a written complaint from a female police circle officer working at the Ram Janmabhoomi complex, the Trust's interim general secretary, Krishna Mohan, expelled Bajrang Pathak and Krishna Dutt Tiwari, who were serving in the temple's sanctum sanctorum.
They were accused of failing to discharge their duties properly and misbehaving with a visiting guest of the female CO. The interim general secretary also sought the two employees' side of the story, but finding it unsatisfactory, he removed them from the temple and sent them to the Tirtha Kshetra Puram, located three kilometres away in Bagh Bijesi.
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It is said that their services were terminated after a day or two. A couple of days after this incident, acting on a complaint from a foreign devotee, Interim General Secretary Krishna Mohan removed Sandeep Gupta from the Trust's locker service.
It is alleged that his side of the story was not even considered. This action sparked anger and fear among Trust employees.
Many questions were raised about the removal of the son of the sole Kar Sevak. Govind Dev Giri took charge of the Trust's general secretary after the crucial meeting on September 2. He replaced Krishna Mohan.
Trust sources say that the three employees have been returned to the temple. Their new responsibilities are not yet known. However, Trust employee Bajrang Pathak said that they were never fired and remained in service.