Bhubaneswar: The priests and devotees of the centuries-old Lord Jagannath temple are worried over the private sector Yes Bank falling into crisis.
Yes Bank has a deposit of 545 crores of Lord Jagannath Temple. The Reserve Bank has imposed a number of restrictions on Yes Bank. For Yes Bank depositors, the withdrawal limit for the next one month has been fixed at Rs 50,000.
Vinayak Dasmahapatra, the daityapati (servant) of this temple in Puri, said that the servants and devotees are apprehensive about the ban on Yes Bank by the Reserve Bank. “We demand an inquiry against those who have deposited such a large amount in a private sector bank for the greed of a little more interest,” he said.
Jagannath Sena convenor Priyadarshi Patnaik said, “Depositing God’s money into a private sector bank is not only illegal but it is also immoral. Shri Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) and the temple management committee are responsible for this, ”he said. A complaint was lodged at the police station in Puri for depositing money in a private bank, but no action was taken.
