Congress demands Supreme Court-monitored probe into Ram temple donation row
The All India Congress Committee has demanded a Supreme Court-monitored judicial probe into alleged financial irregularities within the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. The party claims that the resignation of senior functionaries and reports of accounting manipulation point to a significant scandal.
Why it matters
The controversy involves the management of donations for a major religious site, raising questions about transparency and accountability in high-profile charitable trusts.
All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Deepa Dasmunsi on Saturday accused the BJP and the RSS of betraying the faith of millions of devotees by ‘allowing financial irregularities’ in the management of donations collected for the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
Addressing the media at Andhra Ratna Bhavan, she demanded a Supreme Court-monitored judicial probe into the alleged embezzlement of donations and sought accountability from the Union government.
Ms. Dasmunsi said the Congress was raising three key questions before the nation: who would take responsibility for the alleged irregularities in the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust; why the resignations of former general secretary Champat Rai and trustee Anil Mishra had been accepted if everything was transparent; and why the Centre was unwilling to order an independent investigation under the supervision of the Supreme Court.
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