Temples should donate 90%: Subhash Ghai echoes Congress' 'gold appropriation' demand

Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Wednesday suggested Centre can "appropriate" gold stock of religious trusts in country, which he said would help generate at least Rs 76 lakh crore to tide over COVID-19 crisis. Echoing thoughts, filmmaker Subhash Ghai took to his Twitter handle and wrote that all rich temples should donate 90% of its gold.

In his tweet, Ghai mentioned that this move would serve poor people under stress. Read his full tweet below —

Congress' Prithviraj Chavan tells govt to borrow '$1 Trillion' gold from religious trusts

Prithviraj Chavan in his tweet wrote, "Govt. must immediately appropriate all gold lying with all Religious Trusts in country, worth at least $1 trillion, according to #WorldGoldCouncil. gold can be borrowed through gold bonds at a low-interest rate. This is an emergency".

Later on Wednesday, former BJP Lok Sabha MP Kirit Somaiya on Thursday lashed out at former Maharashtra CM Prithviraj Chavan for asking Centre to appropriate all gold lying with all religious trusts in India. He questioned wher Congress president Sonia Gandhi had asked Chavan to put forth this demand. reafter, he asked Congress party to clarify wher it backed Chavan's point of view. According to Chavan, gold worth $1 trillion could be borrowed at a low-interest rate and utilised in ongoing "emergency" COVID-19 situation. 

Kirit Somaiya remarked, "Prithviraj Chavan has demanded that government should appropriate gold lying in temples. I want clarification from Prithviraj Chavan that has Sonia Gandhi asked you to make this demand? Is this stance of Congress? Is this demand of Chief Ministers of Congress-ruled states?"