BHUBANESWAR, Oct. 29 -- Expressing concerns about the safety of Lord Jagannath's Ratna Bhandar inside Puri Srimandir and failure of the administration to trace keys of the inner chamber, Leader of Opposition (LoP) Pradipta Kumar Naik urged the Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to open the treasure trove and conduct an audit of the same to match it with the inventory prepared in 1978.
In a letter, Naik has requested the CM to make a proper audit of the ornaments of Lord Jagannath citing high possibility of stealing of jewelleries and precious ornaments. "I request you to conduct an audit immediately and reassure that our Lord's wealth is safe. The Ratna Bhandar should be opened immediately and the list of jewelleries should be matched wi...