Opposition MPs protest in Parliament complex on Ram temple donation theft issue, police action against students
Opposition MPs, including prominent leaders from the INDIA bloc, protested in the Parliament complex against the alleged theft of Ram temple donations and police treatment of students. The protest involved symbolic displays and direct criticism of the Home Minister.
Why it matters
The protest underscores the opposition's strategy to challenge the government on both religious governance and domestic civil liberties in the legislative session.
Opposition MPs, including Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, protested in Parliament House complex on Tuesday (August 4, 2026) against the theft of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya and "police excesses" against student protesters.
Carrying placards against the government, MPs protested in front of the Makar Dwar of Parliament with slogans such as 'chhanda chor, gaddi chor' and 'Amit Shah jawaab do' raised.
The MPs also kept donation boxes at the spot to symbolise the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple and lined up around them to raise slogans against the government. Some MPs also put cash in the box to symbolise the donations made and "theft" that took place later.
Besides Priyanka Gandhi, SP's Dimple Yadav and Dharmendra Yadav, TMC's Sagarika Ghose, RJD's Sanjay Yadav and Manoj Jha, RSP's NK Premchandran, among others, participated in the protest.
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