The Ram Janambhoomi Nyas has said that it wants Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to head the trust that will oversee the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

The Nyas said that Yogi Adityanath should head the trust as Mahant of the Goraksha Peeth and not as Chief Minister. Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, who heads the Nyas, said: "The Ram Janambhoomi Nyas wants Yogi Adityanath to head the Trust. The prestigious Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpurthat belongs to the Goraksha Peeth, has played a prominent role in the Ram temple movement. Mahant Digvijay Nath, Mahant Avaidyanath and now Yogi Adityanath have been integral parts of the temple movement."

He also said that the Nyas will have a prominent role toplay in the proposed trust but did not divulge the details.

"Other members of the trust could be Champat Rai(Vishwa Hindu Parishad Vice President) and Om Prakash Singhal (VHPTreasurer)."

After the death of VHP leader Ashok Singhal in 2015, ChampatRai has been overseeing the activities of the VHP and its frontal organizationsand is one of the leading luminaries of the VHP.

Both, Champat Rai and Om Prakash Singhal are based in NewDelhi.Mahant Kamal Nayan Das, the designated heir to Mahant Nritya Gopal Das,said: "The trust for construction of the Ram temple will operate under thesupervision of Mahant Nritya Gopal Das."

Mahant Kamal Nayan Das represented the Nyas in the meetingwith national security advisor Ajit Doval in New Delhi on Sunday where severalHindu and Muslim religious leaders were present.In a related development, theDigambar Akhara that was headed by Mahant Paramhans Ramchandra Das, also theNyas president till he passed away in 2003, has announced that their head,Mahant Suresh Das, would be meeting Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday to discuss theissue.The Akhara maintained that no existing trust should be told to constructthe Ram temple.

Meanwhile, Mahant Dinendra Das of the Nirmohi Akhara hasstruck a discordant note by opposing the Ram Janambhoomi Nyas."We havebeen fighting against the Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas. How can we agree to become amember of their trust? They can surrender their trust and become part of thetrust with us. It is for the government to find a solution and bring everyonetogether," he told reporters.The Supreme Court, in a unanimous verdict onNovember 9 on the Ayodhya title suit, had rejected the Nirmohi Akhara's claimto shebait rights of serving the deity and managing its property.But the Bench,taking note of "the historical presence of Nirmohi Akhara at the disputedsite and their role" directed the Centre that it should, while framing ascheme to form a trust, assign "an appropriate role in themanagement" to the Akhara.