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INDIA bloc MPs walk out of Rajya Sabha after Mallikarjun Kharge denied floor

INDIA bloc MPs walk out of Rajya Sabha after Mallikarjun Kharge denied floor

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Opposition INDIA bloc parties staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday in the post-lunch sitting after Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge was not allowed to speak by the Chair, as the Upper House debated The Tribunals Reforms Bill, 2026. The Upper House, which has been witnessing repeated adjournments as Opposition parties have been raising demand for Home Minister Amit Shah to make a statement on the use of force, including the use of pellet guns, on protesting students last month, and the issue of alleged donation theft at the Ram temple, saw two adjournments in the pre-lunch sitting on Tuesday. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

UP forms new SIT to probe Ram Mandir donation theft case

UP forms new SIT to probe Ram Mandir donation theft case

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In line with the Supreme Court’s instructions, Uttar Pradesh government has reconstituted the Special Investigation Team (SIT) for investigation into alleged irregularities of donations and offerings made at Ayodhya’s Ram Temple.  According to reports, the newly constituted SIT includes three senior IPS officers, with Inspector General (IG) Kiran S heading the team. The new SIT will also has DIG Ayodhya Somen Verma and SSP Ayodhya Dr Gaurav Grover as its members. The move comes after the Supreme Court ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to constitute a fresh SIT, under the leadership of a senior IPS officer. The bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, also comprising Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice V. Mohan, had directed that a status report of the investigation be submitted on July 27. So far, eight accused have been arrested by the Ayodhya Police as part of investigation into the embezzlement allegation, with investigators recovering cash, vehicles, investment-related documents and other assets purportedly bought using the misappropriated funds. Meanwhile, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, during a special …

Ayodhya Ram temple completes 10-day atonement ritual after theft row

Ayodhya Ram temple completes 10-day atonement ritual after theft row

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A 10-day atonement and purification ritual undertaken at the Ram temple in Ayodhya following allegations of donation embezzlement concluded with a purnahuti (final offering) ceremony, temple trustee Mahant Dinendra Das said. The ritual, which began on July 15, was organised by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust to restore the sanctity of the temple premises after the alleged theft of devotees’ offerings came to light. Ritual concludes with purnahuti ceremony According to Mahant Dinendra Das, the concluding ceremony included a havan and special worship conducted in the temple’s yagyashala under the guidance of Vedic scholars. Trustee Mahant Dinendra Das and trustee Krishna Mohan participated as yajmans, offering ahutis during the final ritual. A community feast was also organised, during which local Brahmins were served food. Das said around 70 Vedic acharyas from Ayodhya and other parts of the country participated in the 10-day ceremony. The rituals included Vedic chanting, havan, Rudrabhishek and Ramarcha worship, while the chief priest of Ram Lalla recited the Vishnu Sahasranama throughout the period. Trust says ritual aimed at restoring …

Nothing can shame people unfazed by Ram temple donation theft: Allahabad High Court

Nothing can shame people unfazed by Ram temple donation theft: Allahabad High Court

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A general view of the High Court of Allahabad building from outside in Prayagraj. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Taking up the issue of alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, Justice Atul Sreedharan of the Allahabad High Court has observed that nothing can shame those who are unfazed by the development. The Judge also suggested the death penalty for offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act. Delivering strong observations on the Uttar Pradesh government’s recent bulldozer actions, Justice Sreedharan simultaneously criticised the systemic corruption plaguing Indian institutions, noting that the recent “theft” of donations at the Ram temple represents the “nadir of Indians’ integrity”. Elaborating on this, he added that an average Indian has normalised corruption and no longer considers it wrong unless caught. He further remarked that even the fact that India ranks 91 among 182 countries in the Transparency International 2025 report “does not shame us”. Referring to the “donation-theft” row, Justice Sreedharan said, “The recent controversy relating to the theft of donations at the Ram temple is the …

‘Important’ documents, two cars, stock market: What SIT has found in Ram temple donation ‘theft’ case so far

‘Important’ documents, two cars, stock market: What SIT has found in Ram temple donation ‘theft’ case so far

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Ayodhya Police on Wednesday took Ramashankar Mishra, one of the key accused in the donation embezzlement case, to the rented house where he used to live in Ayodhya, and recovered important land-related documents from a bag kept in the house. Police take two accused, Ramashankar Mishra and Subhash Chandra Srivastava, from the district jail following the remand by the court in the alleged embezzlement of Ram temple donations, in Ayodhya on Wednesday. (ANI VIDEO GRAB) (HT_PRINT) The police sealed the house and also took the digital video recorder of the CCTV camera installed at the rented house, HT earlier reported. Investigating agencies are examining the documents to determine whether they have any connection with the case. Searches were also conducted at the locations linked to Mishra and another accused Subhash Srivastava. Both were brought from the Ayodhya district jail to the Special Operations Group (SOG) office after undergoing medical examination, where they were questioned for nearly 14 hours. Srivastava used to supervise the temple’s cash-counting operation, and Mishra, transported sealed donation boxes from the temple to the …

Won’t allow govt control of Ayodhya Ram temple at any cost, says VHP

Won’t allow govt control of Ayodhya Ram temple at any cost, says VHP

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A view of Jagadguru Adi Shankaracharya Dwar of Ram Mandir. | Photo Credit: ANI At a time when the debate over the change in administrative structure of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya gathers pace, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Monday (July 6, 2026) reiterated its opposition to government control of the shrine. The organisation, however, said it had no objection to appointing a professional Chief Executive Officer (CEO), provided the person was not a serving bureaucrat and was accountable to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust. Speaking to The Hindu, VHP joint general secretary Surender Jain said, “We are against government control of the Ram Temple. We will not allow it at any cost. This has been our stance since the beginning, not only for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya but for all other Hindu temples in India.” Mr. Jain said the organisation, which had long campaigned for freeing Hindu temples from government control, was not opposed to the appointment of a professional to oversee the temple’s day-to-day administration. “We are not against appointing …

PM Modi took full credit for Ram temple; now must break silence on donation theft: Congress

PM Modi took full credit for Ram temple; now must break silence on donation theft: Congress

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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh. File. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Congress on Friday (July 3, 2026) demanded the dissolution of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust over the donation “theft” at the Ram temple, a Supreme Court-monitored probe, and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi break his “silence” on the issue. The Opposition party also demanded a public accounting of the nearly ₹1,400 crore collected in donations for the construction of the temple before the formation of the trust. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said, “Mr. Prime Minister, when there has been a betrayal of Lord Ram and the public’s trust has been breached, what hesitation or arrogance is there in accepting it?” “There is massive anger and outrage across the country against the theft of the donations that took place under the leadership of people from the RSS ecosystem chosen by your government,” Mr. Ramesh said in a post on X. “What you have done was a grave sin indeed, but your silence on this extremely important matter now is a …

Ram Temple donation theft tests VHP’s demand to free temples from state control

Ram Temple donation theft tests VHP’s demand to free temples from state control

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The Ram Temple embezzlement case revolves around the alleged misappropriation of cash and valuables contributed by devotees at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya has emerged as an unexpected hurdle in the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) flagship campaign to free Hindu temples from government control. Currently, the States that have legislation governing the management of Hindu temples include Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha, and Maharashtra. Published – June 30, 2026 09:14 pm IST Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Ram Temple embezzlement case concerns assets of a juristic person and minor

Ram Temple embezzlement case concerns assets of a juristic person and minor

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The Ram Temple embezzlement case revolves around the alleged misappropriation of cash and valuables contributed by devotees at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. Photo credit: X/ShriRamTeerth The Ram Temple embezzlement case raises serious allegations of misappropriation of cash and valuables donated by devotees as an “expression of piety” to a Hindu deity, uniquely considered a ‘juristic person’ who is a minor in law. Series of judicial decisions, right from the days of the Privy Council to Supreme Court’s judgments in the Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple and the Ramjanmabhoomi Temple cases, hold the deity as a legal entity capable of holding property. The Padmanabhaswamy Temple case saw the Supreme Court hold that donations given by worshippers belong strictly to the deity. By detailing Maharaja Marthanda Varma’s act of dedication of his kingdom to the deity, the 2020 judgment provided an insight into the acceptance of the deity as a separate entity as far back as in the 18th century. The importance of the act of donating to a deity as an expression of Hindu piety was discussed …