Congress has intensified allegations of theft of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya and has demanded a Supreme Court-monitored judicial inquiry. The party also sought a forensic audit of donations received since the temple opened and asked for a restructuring of the trust that manages the shrine.
The issue is relevant for UPSC because it combines questions of institutional accountability, religious trust administration, and judicial oversight. It also raises a governance question: how large collections linked to public faith should be audited and supervised.
What Congress demanded
Senior leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the allegations were not only about financial theft but also about betrayal of devotees’ faith. Congress demanded:
The party also argued that those who managed the trust should not escape scrutiny while lower-level officials were targeted.
Key demands in the statement
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