Chamoli, July 14 -- The alleged theft and financial irregularities involving temple offerings at Badrinath Dham have now escalated into a political confrontation. Uttarakhand Congress President Ganesh Godiyal and Badrinath-Kedarnath Temple Committee (BKTC) Chairman Hemant Dwivedi have openly traded allegations, further intensifying the controversy.

BKTC Chairman Hemant Dwivedi accused the Congress of politicising the issue, claiming that Ganesh Godiyal had served as the Chairman of the Temple Committee for a long period and that several questions had also been raised during his tenure.

Responding to the remarks, Godiyal accepted the challenge and said that he was prepared to publicly answer every allegation made against him.

However, t...