Opposition stalls Rajya Sabha over Ram Temple donation scam, police crackdown
Mallikarjun Kharge says the government “seems panicked” and the “truth will come out” if there is a debate on the Ram Mandir issue and police brutality against students
Following allegations from MNS chief Raj Thackeray that the Siddhivinayak Temple Trustees stole ₹18 crores from the temple donation box, the temple trust called for an audit into the increase in donations over the past two years. The temple's trustee Sada Sarvankar, who is also a leader of the Shinde Sena, said that several employees were suspended for receiving bribes for VIP darshan and that eight people were arrested but later granted bail.
The temple employees were first given police custody and then jail custody before being released on bail. The temple trust has suspended eight employees accused of accepting bribes, and the donations have increased as a result of reforms and improvements in management. Raj Thackeray claimed that trustees of the Siddhivinayak Temple had written to deputy CM Eknath Shinde alleging the theft of ₹18 crores from the donation box, but temple trust president Sarvankar refuted these allegations, saying there was no complaint about a ₹18-crore scam.
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