Dehradun, July 10 -- Finance Controller for the Shri Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC), Hem Kandpal, on Thursday came forward to address the ongoing controversy regarding the alleged diversion of temple offerings, emphasising that the actions of a single staffer do not reflect the institutional integrity of the committee.

Speaking exclusively to ANI, Hem Kandpal asserted that the committee maintains strict adherence to legal frameworks and long-standing administrative protocols, explaining that attributing the lapse in judgment of a single individual to the BKTC as a whole would be unfair.

He said, "This was a case involving an individual. It would be incorrect to link it to the BKTC's standard procedures, as the BKTC has been...