Congress steps up Ram Temple campaign, asks Modi to answer for alleged donation theft

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Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription Published - July 11, 2026 10:22 pm IST - New Delhi Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi with DPCC president Devender Yadav and Anil Bhardwaj addressing the media on the Ram Mandir issue in New Delhi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: SHUBHOMOY SIKDAR The Congress on Saturday (July 11, 2026) intensified its campaign over the alleged theft of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, holding 26 press conferences across the country and demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi break his silence on the issue. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi alleged that the Prime Minister was “directly answerable to the nation” as he had taken political ownership of the temple project. “This is not just theft of money, but a betrayal of the faith of millions of devotees,” he said. The party reiterated its demand for the immediate arrest of former Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai and other functionaries, contending that those responsible for managing the trust had escaped scrutiny. “None of them have been named in the FIR or mentioned in the SIT report. Merely arresting small-time officials will not work. Responsibility must be fixed where it needs to be fixed,” Mr. The Congress also demanded a Supreme Court-monitored judicial inquiry, a forensic audit of all donations received since the temple was opened, and a restructuring of the trust to include eminent citizens and civil society representatives instead of what Mr. In a separate post on X, Congress communication chief Jairam Ramesh said the party has proposed 13 more press conferences on Sunday. “The trustees chosen by [Narendra] Modi ji have been proven guilty of stealing offerings, but the veils are yet to be lifted from the faces of the true masterminds behind this entire scandal,” Mr.