PM must come to House and reply on Ram Mandir donation theft case: Mallikarjun Kharge

Kha ge
dema ds
PM
Modi’s
eply
i
Pa liame t
ove
alleged
Ram
Ma di
do atio
embezzleme t
(ANI
image)

NEW
DELHI:
Co g ess
p eside t
a d
Rajya
Sabha
leade
of
oppositio

Mallika ju
Kha ge
o
Su day
dema ded
that
P ime
Mi iste
Na e d a
Modi
espo d
i
Pa liame t
to
allegatio s
of
embezzleme t
of
do atio s
a d
missi g
valuables
li ked
to
the
Ram
Ma di
i

Ayodhya.Kha ge
said
the
issue
co ce s
the
faith
of
devotees
a d
claimed
the
P ime
Mi iste
should
explai
the
fu ctio i g
of
the
temple
t ust.Speaki g
to
ANI
i
Rud apu ,
Kha ge
said
the
oppositio
had
aised
the
issue
o
behalf
of
people
who
have
faith
i
the
temple
a d
Lo d
Ram.”We
we e
the
fi st
to
aise
the
issue
of
theft
of
the
assets
i side
the
temple…
Who
appoi ted
that
t ust
of
ca etake s?
It
was
ou
P ime
Mi iste .
Who
i augu ated
it?
He
did.
Who
sta ted
the
wo ship?
He
did.
Who
hoisted
the
flag
at
the
Ram
Ma di ?
He
did.
Who
selected
the
t ust
membe s?
He
did.
That
is
p ecisely
why
we
wa t
that,
si ce
he
o chest ated
eve ythi g,
to
come
to
the
House
a d
p ovide
a
eply,”
Kha ge
said.Kha ge
alleged
that
jewelle y,
gold,
silve ,
mo ey
a d
othe
valuables
kept
i side
the
temple
we e
amo g
the
assets
i
questio .
He
also
efe ed
to
allegatio s
i volvi g
gold
b icks
a d
a
gold
Ramcha itma as
book.

He
questio ed
the
compositio
a d
fu ctio i g
of
the
t ust
espo sible
fo
the
temple’s
affai s
a d
sought
a
expla atio
f om
the
P ime
Mi iste
ove
the
allegatio s.Kha ge
said
devotees
who
have
faith
i
the
Ram
Temple
a d
Lo d
Ram
we e
dist essed
by
the
allegatio s
a d
that
the
issue
had
affected
thei
eligious
se time ts.He
also
said
people
expected
oppositio
pa ties
to
aise
the
matte
i
Pa liame t
a d
asse ted
that
the
Co g ess
had
take
up
the
issue
o
thei
behalf.
The
allegatio s
a e
al eady
u de
i vestigatio .The
Utta
P adesh
gove me t
told
the
Sup eme
Cou t
o
July
27
that
it
had
co stituted
a
f esh
Special
I vestigatio
Team
(SIT),
headed
by
I specto
Ge e al
of
Police
Ki a
S,
to
i vestigate
the
alleged
embezzleme t
of
do atio s
made
at
the
Ram
Temple
i
Ayodhya.Acco di g
to
the
i fo matio
p ovided
by
ANI,
eight
accused
have
so
fa
bee
a ested
i
co ectio
with
the
case.
I vestigato s
a e
t aci g
the
mo ey
t ail
to
ide tify
additio al
assets
a d
alleged
be eficia ies.Ea lie ,
seve al
Samajwadi
Pa ty
MPs
also
aised
the
issue
i
the
Pa liame t
p emises
a d
displayed
poste s
ca yi g
the
sloga
“Cha da
cho ,
gaddi
chhod”
(Do atio
thieves,
step
dow ).The
allegatio s
co ce
the
ha dli g
of
do atio s
a d
othe
valuables
associated
with
the
Ram
Temple,
with
the
i vestigatio
co ti ui g
to
establish
the
exte t
of
the
alleged
fi a cial
i egula ities
a d
ide tify
those
espo sible.Du i g
his
Utta akha d
visit,
Kha ge
also
said
the
Co g ess
would
oppose
the
p oposed
Fo eig
Co t ibutio
(Regulatio )
Ame dme t
Bill
a d
that
oppositio
pa ties
would
discuss
thei
st ategy
at
a
meeti g
of
floo
leade s
o
Mo day.”We
will
oppose
the
FCRA- elated
move.
We
will
take
a
decisio
(about
st ategy)
tomo ow
afte
a
meeti g
of
floo
leade s,”
he
said.The
FCRA
Ame dme t
Bill
is
expected
to
be
i t oduced
i
the
Lok
Sabha
du i g
the
fi al
week
of
the
mo soo
sessio .
The
p oposed
legislatio
seeks
to
ame d
the
Fo eig
Co t ibutio
(Regulatio )
Act,
2010,
with
the
stated
objective
of
i c easi g
t a spa e cy
a d
accou tability
i
the
egulatio
of
fo eig
co t ibutio s.Seve al
oppositio
pa ties
have
opposed
the
p oposed
ame dme ts.

Co g ess
leade
KC
Ve ugopal
had
ea lie
said
the
pa ty
would
“veheme tly
oppose”
the
Bill
a d
that
the
gove me t
“ca ot
bulldoze
this
type
of
bill”.Kha ge
is
i
Utta akha d
as
pa t
of
the
Co g ess’
p epa atio s
fo
ext
yea ‘s
Assembly
electio s.
He
said
his
visit
was
aimed
at
e e gisi g
pa ty
wo ke s
a d
exp essed
co fide ce
that
the
pa ty
would
fo m
the
gove me t
i
the
state.”I
am
the
AICC
P eside t.
I
ca ot
come
he e
eve y
day,
but
ou
a my
is
p ese t
he e…
Does
PM
Modi
come
he e
eve y
day?
Does
Amit
Shah
come
he e?
Does
Nadda,
eve
though
he
hails
f om
this
ve y
egio ,
come
he e?
Does
the
ew
BJP
P eside t
come
he e?
We
visit
whe
a d
whe e
it
is
ecessa y
to
e e gise
ou
pa ty
wo ke s.
That
does
ot
mea
we
simply
a ive
a d
leave
like
tou ists,”
he
said.