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Kharge demands PM’s reply in Parliament on Ram Mandir donation theft
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi respond in Parliament to allegations of embezzlement of donations and missing valuables at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. Speaking to ANI…
The Story in Brief
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi respond in Parliament to allegations of embezzlement of donations and missing valuables at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. Speaking to ANI in Rudrapur, Kharge said Modi appointed the trust, inaugurated the temple and selected its members, so he must explain its functioning. The Uttar Pradesh government has formed a fresh SIT, headed by IG Kiran S, to investigate the case after the Supreme Court was told that eight accused have been arrested.
Separately, around 500 saints plan to march to PM Modi's residence on August 10 demanding an impartial probe, led by Computer Baba and Prakashanand Giri Maharaj. The march coincides with a Supreme Court hearing on a plea for a CBI probe. In the Lok Sabha, Congress MP KC Venugopal has moved an adjournment motion, alleging an "organised racket" in the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. The Supreme Court had earlier asked litigants not to politicise the issue.
The Indian Opinion
The Ram Mandir donation row is being pushed as a test of the Prime Minister's accountability. Both sides are guilty of overreach: the Congress demands a PM reply before the SIT probe is complete, while the ruling camp dismisses the entire matter as politics. A genuine test will be if the Supreme Court, which has already told litigants not to politicise the issue, orders a CBI or judge-supervised probe. That would cut through the noise and give devotees the truth they deserve.
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, timesnownews.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
