PM Modi, Amit Shah's silence on Ram Mandir theft is shocking: Congress

The Congress on Sunday mounted a sharp attack on the BJP and the RSS over the alleged embezzlement of donations meant for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, calling it a 'ghotala' and a 'scam' carried out by the BJP-RSS ecosystem. The party said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah had remained silent on the issue.

The alleged embezzlement case came to light after a Special Investigation Team set up by the Uttar Pradesh government submitted its preliminary findings. An FIR was registered on June 25, eight accused were later arrested, and police said nearly Rs 80 lakh in cash, along with some foreign currency, had been recovered so far



from six of them. The investigation is continuing.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh told PTI Videos that 'the chanda chori has taken place which is absolutely beyond any doubt' and said the RSS statement on the issue was 'disgraceful and shameful'. 'These are the people, who try to give certificates to others for integrity, honesty and nationalism, have been caught in a most disgraceful and shameful manner,' he said.

Ramesh also alleged that donations running into thousands of crores had been syphoned off and said there should be an inquiry by a sitting Supreme Court judge and the toughest action against all the accused.