Oppn to Protest Over Student Crackdown, Ram Temple Theft Current Affairs

Opposition MPs are set to stage a protest at Makar Dwar in the Parliament complex at 10.30 am on Thursday over the alleged July 20 police action against student protesters and the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. 

The protest comes hours before the Rajya Sabha is scheduled to take up the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, for consideration and passage.

A day earlier, Samajwadi Party MPs led by Akhilesh Yadav protested over the alleged misappropriation of offerings made at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, raising



slogans and demanding a high-level investigation. 

SP MP Ramgopal Yadav said the issue concerns the faith of crores of devotees and alleged there was no proper accounting of the temple donations. The protest also follows a political row over the alleged police action against students during the July 20 demonstrations in Delhi.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge backed Rahul Gandhi's demand for accountability, alleging that pellet guns were used against students and calling the incident a "lethal attack" on the youth. Rahul Gandhi also demanded an independent, Supreme Court-monitored probe.