Ram Temple donation theft: Congress demands Supreme Court-monitored probe
Congress leader Pramod Tiwari has demanded a Supreme Court-monitored investigation into alleged financial irregularities and theft of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. He accused the BJP of institutionalizing corruption within the temple trust and called for accountability from top leadership.
Why it matters
The controversy highlights the intersection of religious institutions, political accountability, and corruption allegations in Indian public life.
“Not every BJP worker is a thief, but every thief who stole donation money from the Ram Temple in Ayodhya is from the BJP,” senior Congress leader Pramod Tiwari said on Sunday (August 2, 2026), while demanding a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the alleged financial irregularities.
He was speaking at a press conference at the party headquarters in Delhi.
“I hail from the Awadh region myself, and between 1985 and 1990, I served as the Tourism Minister in the Uttar Pradesh government. I have witnessed the Ram Janmabhoomi movement from very close quarters,” Mr. Tiwari said at the press conference. He claimed that the recent alleged theft of donations, in which eight persons were arrested, was not the first case of embezzlement. “The corruption can be traced back to the 1980s, when shila pujan (foundation stone laying ceremony) was conducted,” he said.
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