Ahmedabad Times

Congress normal secretary KC Venugopal on Saturday termed the alleged embezzlement of donations to the Ram Temple at Ayodhya because the “largest loot of a shrine ever seen in India” and questioned why Prime Minister Narendra Modi was silent on the difficulty.

Venugopal, chatting with reporters exterior the Guruvayoor temple right here, mentioned that the Congress will demand a solution from the PM within the upcoming Parliament session on the difficulty.

“We’re elevating and can proceed to lift the difficulty throughout the nation. This loot has affected crores of believers within the nation. However the PM and the House Minister are silent on it. Solely an SIT of Uttar Pradesh police has been constituted and the intention behind it’s to save lots of the precise culprits,” he contended.

He claimed that solely a Supreme Courtroom-monitored probe will reveal the precise culprits behind the loot.

Venugopal mentioned that Sangh Parivar organisations just like the VHP and RSS had taken donations from devotees for the final 20-25 years within the title of the temple and it’s that cash and gold which has been looted.

He alleged that it was executed with the information of the temple belief workplace bearers who had been appointed below the supervision of the PM.

The Congress chief additional alleged that the BJP and RSS had been “not precise believers”.

“They’re solely concerned with looting within the title of Hindus and dividing individuals for votes. This isn’t only a loot, however an assault on the religion of the devotees,” he contended.

He additional mentioned that it was not a political difficulty for the Congress, in contrast to the BJP and RSS who “used Gods for their very own political functions”.

Venugopal additionally questioned why the BJP in Kerala was silent and claimed that it indicated that they wished to guard the precise culprits.

He additionally claimed that related allegations of loots had been being reported with regard to the Badrinath and Kedarnath temples.