Congress leaders demand that the findings and the Trust’s accounts should be made public so that every devotee knows how their offerings have been utilised
‘When it comes to taking credit for the temple, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and U.P. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath are always at the forefront; hence they will be blamed for this heinous crime and theft at the temple,’ said Mr. Rai
People’s faith and trust have been betrayed, says Opposition; Treasury benches argue the matter is outside the scope of the Assembly’s business.
He told reporters in Belagavi that none of the 11 members of the temple trust, including a retired government officer, were able to prevent the alleged theft
Kejriwal urges devotees across the country to organise Hanuman Chalisa recitals and collect signatures
Senior Congress leader Pramod Tiwari reiterates demand for a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the matter
Sudhakar Singh said the Opposition would also strongly resist legislations such as ‘One Nation, One Election’, delimitation and other measures that, according to him, weaken the Constitution and democratic rights.
As the Ram Temple donation controversy unfolds, the Congress targets the Trust’s management and seeks to shift the political narrative around Ayodhya by demanding accountability and transparency
Congress party holds 26 press conferences across the country, holds Prime Minister Narendra Modi “directly answerable to the nation” as he had taken political ownership of the temple project
Union government ‘betrayed trust of the people’, resignations alone would not suffice, says party general secretary Raja
Centre protecting culprits, says party
The BJP changes its ideas for votes. For them, money is more important than religion. We have seen what has happened (in Ayodhya), says Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav
Crores of devotees from across the country have contributed to the construction of the Ram Temple in good faith, but the Trust has failed to place proper accounts of these donations in the public domain, the Opposition party says
Congress sharpens its attack on BJP and Sangh Parivar over the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple
In a handwritten letter addressed to "Ram devotees", the former general secretary of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, Champat Rai, said "baseless allegations" have been levelled against him
No individual would be allowed to hurt the sentiments of devotees, says Nitin Nabin, without explicitly referring to the recent allegations of financial irregularities at the Ram Temple
Congress would have no objection to the RSS if it accepted the Constitution, the tricolour, democracy and Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy of equal respect for all religions, KPCC chief
An investigation into alleged financial irregularities at a Hindu temple closely associated with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is threatening to tarnish one of his party’s signature projects. Two office bearers at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya have resigned, while police arrested eight officials of the trust managing the site after allegations of embezzlement surfaced earlier this month, a person familiar with the matter said, who asked not to be identified because the investigation was...
“An impartial investigation is not happening,” State chief Ajay Rai said on the temple donations embezzlement case
Stepping up its attack over the alleged embezzlement of donations to the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the Congress described the episode as a ”maha paap“ (cardinal sin).
The temple is mired in embezzlement allegations before crucial state elections, embarrassing PM Modi's government.