<p>The Odisha BJP on Monday alleged a conspiracy behind the deposits of Rs 545 crore of the Shree Jagannath Temple in capital-starved Yes Bank and demanded a probe into it by the Enforcement Directorate.</p>.<p>Senior BJP leader Bijay Mohapatra also claimed the involvement of some members of the Jagannath Temple Managing Committee and two government officials in depositing the funds in the private bank.</p>.<p>The ruling BJD, however, rubbished the allegations and said the saffron party was misleading the people.</p>.<p>The Odisha government had on Sunday sought the Centre's intervention for release of the funds in the interest of devotees.</p>.<p>"Though the Accountant General in a report in 2015 had indicated gross irregularities in Jagannath Temple funds, the state government kept mum over the matter," Mohapatra told reporters here.</p>.<p>"Instead of writing a letter to the Union finance minister, the state government should move the Enforcement Directorate. An ED probe into the matter will reveal the details of the conspiracy," he said.</p>.<p>BJP state general secretary Prithviraj Harichandan had on Sunday held the state government responsible for pushing the temple's funds into uncertainty.</p>.<p>Reacting to the charges, BJD spokesperson and the party's Rajya Sabha nominee Subhas Singh said: "The BJP leaders are trying to mislead people over the matter. It is an old habit of Mohapatra to politicise issues related to the Lord Jagannath Temple.</p>.<p>"When the Union finance minister and the RBI say that depositors money is safe in Yes Bank, why are the state BJP leaders misleading people."</p>.<p>He also said if Mohaptra and Harichandan's statements are true, the central bank and the finance minister's assurance is untrue.</p>.<p>"Let the BJP leaders find out who is telling lies," Singh said.</p>.<p>Earlier, Congress Legislature Party leader Narasingha Mishra had demanded a statement from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over the matter.</p>.<p>Patnaik has not yet spoken on the issue.</p>
<p>The Odisha BJP on Monday alleged a conspiracy behind the deposits of Rs 545 crore of the Shree Jagannath Temple in capital-starved Yes Bank and demanded a probe into it by the Enforcement Directorate.</p>.<p>Senior BJP leader Bijay Mohapatra also claimed the involvement of some members of the Jagannath Temple Managing Committee and two government officials in depositing the funds in the private bank.</p>.<p>The ruling BJD, however, rubbished the allegations and said the saffron party was misleading the people.</p>.<p>The Odisha government had on Sunday sought the Centre's intervention for release of the funds in the interest of devotees.</p>.<p>"Though the Accountant General in a report in 2015 had indicated gross irregularities in Jagannath Temple funds, the state government kept mum over the matter," Mohapatra told reporters here.</p>.<p>"Instead of writing a letter to the Union finance minister, the state government should move the Enforcement Directorate. An ED probe into the matter will reveal the details of the conspiracy," he said.</p>.<p>BJP state general secretary Prithviraj Harichandan had on Sunday held the state government responsible for pushing the temple's funds into uncertainty.</p>.<p>Reacting to the charges, BJD spokesperson and the party's Rajya Sabha nominee Subhas Singh said: "The BJP leaders are trying to mislead people over the matter. It is an old habit of Mohapatra to politicise issues related to the Lord Jagannath Temple.</p>.<p>"When the Union finance minister and the RBI say that depositors money is safe in Yes Bank, why are the state BJP leaders misleading people."</p>.<p>He also said if Mohaptra and Harichandan's statements are true, the central bank and the finance minister's assurance is untrue.</p>.<p>"Let the BJP leaders find out who is telling lies," Singh said.</p>.<p>Earlier, Congress Legislature Party leader Narasingha Mishra had demanded a statement from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over the matter.</p>.<p>Patnaik has not yet spoken on the issue.</p>