BJP demands scrapping of TTD panel

In view of the rampant corruption coming to the fore in the administration of Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday demanded the scrapping of theTTD panel.

 Bjp state leader and former Union minister Bandaru Dattatreya told newsmen that the state government should first make public the probe report of Vigilance department into the allegations of sale of 'arjita seva' (paid rituals) tickets in the black market. Media reports said that TTD board members and employees of TTD have colluded in this regard, he indicated.

Though the term of the present board expires on August 24, the government should disband it immediately and appoint honest, apolitical persons with knowledge of temple architecture and spiritual practices as its members, he said.

Due to the corruption and irregularities in the TTD, the governing body of the Balaji temple at Tirupati, darshan of the Lord has become difficult for ordinary devotees, the Bjp leader alleged.

He also demanded that the government cancel the notification given for land transfer from Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) to Emaar Properties in 2002 in view of the so-called scam over the issue.