Muslim family donated their land worth 2.5 crores to build the ‘Virat Ramayan Mandir’ in Patna. Ishtiaq Ahmed Khan, the owner of the land, on March 21 in Patna, while speaking to the media persons, said, “Majority of land is owned by our family. I think it is my responsibility to do something for the construction of the temple. This is a tradition of our family.”
Acharya Kishore Kunal, chief of the Patna-based Mahavir Mandir Trust, has undertaken the project and informed that Khan has recently fulfilled all the formalities related to the land donation.
Kunal, who is also a former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, said, “He recently completed all formalities pertaining to the donation of land belonging to his family for the construction of the temple at the registrar office of the Kesharia sub-division (East Champaran), as per the publication.
The chief of the Mahavir Mandir Trust said that the donation by Ishtiyaq Ahmad Khan is an excellent example of social harmony and brotherhood between the two Hindu and Muslim communities. He added that without the help of the Muslims, the realisation of this dream project would have been challenging.
So far, the Patna-based Mahavir Mandir Trust has obtained 25 acres of land to construct this temple. If reports are to be believed, the trust is yet to receive another 25 acres of land in the area.
