Overview
- Allegations of missing donations at the Ayodhya Ram temple surfaced in early June and escalated with public claims that large sums may be unaccounted for.
- Senior BJP leader Rajneesh Singh urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to order full public disclosure of the trust’s finances and records, pressing for transparency.
- The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust formally asked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to set up an SIT to investigate the claims and clear up rumours.
- The trust has detained two employees who counted donations for questioning and police and trust officials conducted a raid at an accused worker’s house that reportedly recovered about Rs 10–12 lakh.
- Reported figures of around Rs 7 crore circulating in media remain unverified and the case raises political pressure for an independent inquiry because temple donations carry large financial and symbolic stakes.