# Congress slams PM Modi, demands Supreme Court-monitored Ram temple probe 2026-10-04T05:51:44+00:00 | Politics | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 3 independent outlets The Congress on Sunday, 4 October 2026, alleged that former Ram Temple trust general secretary Champat Rai and others were being shielded in the probe into the theft of donations at the Ayodhya temple. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘silence’ on the matter, saying ‘arrogance of power is suicidal’. Ramesh asked why there was a 21-day delay in filing an FIR after a video of the theft reached Rai on 4 June, and why only Rs 79.85 lakh had been recovered against 105 incidents. He also questioned why Rai and former trust member Anil Mishra were treated as witnesses and not accused. The Congress has demanded an independent probe under Supreme Court supervision. The party also alleged that the government uses agencies like the ED and CBI against opposition leaders but has not investigated those responsible for temple administration. In June, Rai and Mishra resigned from their posts. The Trust has assured a fair inquiry. ## Indian Opinion Analysis All three outlets carried the Congress press conference verbatim, with nearly identical text, reflecting uniform wire-based coverage of the opposition’s attack. The Economic Times, New Indian Express, and Orissa Post each led with the Congress’s core charge that former trust officials were being shielded and that the government was lenient on the thieves. None of the outlets added government response, context, or independent scrutiny of the allegations, leaving the framing entirely driven by Ramesh’s statements. The coverage offers no verification of the 105-incident figure, the Rs 79.85 lakh recovery, or the timeline. The next step, as per the sources, is the Congress’s continued demand for a Supreme Court-monitored probe, which remains unanswered by the government. ## Coverage Coverage: 3 sources, 3 neutral - economictimes.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Straight wire copy of Congress press conference, no added analysis or government response - newindianexpress.com (neutral report) Wire copy with social media embed, no independent reporting or government comment - orissapost.com (neutral report) Identical wire copy of Congress allegations, no verification or government reaction This brief was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Tags: Ayodhya, Champat Rai, Congress, Jairam Ramesh, Narendra Modi, Ram Mandir Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/congress-slams-pm-modi-demands-supreme-court-monitored-ram-temple-probe/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/congress-slams-pm-modi-demands-supreme-court-monitored-ram-temple-probe/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/