Ram temple donation theft case
New Delhi/Ayodhya, July 12: There will “not be any government interference” in the functioning of the Ram temple trust or its CEO, Ram Temple Construction Committee Chairman Nripendra Mishra said on Sunday amid calls by opposition parties for fixing accountability and ensuring transparency in the wake of the donation theft row.
After the Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT), the Aam Aadmi Party also launched a campaign over the issue of alleged irregularities in donations to the Ram temple, with AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal appealing to people to sign a letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking strict action against the culprits.
Addressing a press conference, Kejriwal alleged that the guilty were being shielded from accountability. “We will not rest until we ensure they are sentenced to death (phansi ki saza),” he said.
As the nationwide campaign kicked off with the recitation of ‘Sundarkand’ in the presence of Kejriwal in Rohini in Delhi, the BJP hit out at the AAP chief, calling him a “chunavi Hindu” who remembers Lord Ram whenever elections approach.
In a statement, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) backed the ongoing SIT investigation and police action, voicing confidence that they would soon reach a “decisive turn”.
The opposition parties have questioned the police and SIT investigations, alleging that the “big fish” were being shielded. They have said that they will raise the donation theft issue in the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament and demand answers from the prime minister. (PTI)
