LUCKNOW, July 11 -- Long working hours and strict supervision in the aftermath of the donation controversy compelled 23 cash-counting employees at the Ram temple to resign en masse as none of the employees was willing to revert to the housekeeping roles for which they were originally hired through an outsourced agency to provide additional manpower to the State Bank of India (SBI). HT reached out to the cash-counting staff who resigned.

"We were counting donation money at the Ram temple and were getting Rs.14,000 per month. Now, the working hours have increased. After we protested, the Trust offered us housekeeping jobs for a monthly wage of Rs.8,000," said an employee of the cash-counting team, speaking on condition of anonymity.

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