{"id":27364,"date":"2026-06-27T09:58:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T04:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/priyanka-gandhi-calls-for-investigation-into-ram-temple-donation-fraud-india-news\/"},"modified":"2026-06-27T09:58:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T04:28:03","slug":"priyanka-gandhi-calls-for-investigation-into-ram-temple-donation-fraud-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/priyanka-gandhi-calls-for-investigation-into-ram-temple-donation-fraud-india-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Priyanka Gandhi Calls for Investigation into Ram Temple Donation Fraud | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132028246,imgsize-206696,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/priyanka-gandhi.jpg\" alt=\"'Gravest sin': Priyanka Gandhi says Ram Temple donation fraud has 'stunned entire nation'; questions role of big players\" title=\"'Gravest sin': Priyanka Gandhi says Ram Temple donation fraud has 'stunned entire nation' (ANI image)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"'Gravest sin': Priyanka Gandhi says Ram Temple donation fraud has 'stunned entire nation' (ANI image)\">&#8216;Gravest sin&#8217;: Priyanka Gandhi says Ram Temple donation fraud has &#8216;stunned entire nation&#8217; (ANI image)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Congress MP <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/priyanka-gandhi\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Priyanka Gandhi<\/a> Vadra has called for a transparent investigation into the alleged irregularities in donations at the Ram Temple, saying those responsible must face strict punishment if found guilty.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>In a post on X, Priyanka Gandhi alleged that the reported theft and misappropriation of temple offerings had shaken the faith of millions of devotees and described it as an act against the ideals represented by Lord Ram.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>\u201cThose who have stolen from the Ram Temple have committed the gravest sin of shattering the fundamental spirit of religion and faith,\u201d she wrote.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>Questions role of authorities<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Congress leader questioned whether such alleged irregularities could have been carried out solely by lower-level employees.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>\u201cThis question is also crucial: Can mere low-level employees, on their own, turn off CCTV cameras and tamper with thousands of crores in offerings, or is there complicity of some big players behind it?\u201d she wrote.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/lucknow\/how-ram-temple-donation-theft-unfolded-8-arrested-rs-80-lakh-cash-recovered-sit-finds-counting-unit-link\/articleshow\/132027240.cms\" rel=\"noopener\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">How Ram temple \u2018donation theft\u2019 unfolded: 8 arrested, Rs 80 lakh cash recovered; SIT finds counting unit link<\/a><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>Calls for transparent investigation<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>Priyanka Gandhi demanded that the investigation be conducted transparently and not be used to shield anyone involved.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/>She said the inquiry should determine whether larger players were complicit in the alleged wrongdoing and asserted that everyone found responsible should be given strict punishment under the law.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>On Fridays, Ram Janmabhoomi Trust General Secretary Champat Rai and member trustee Anil Mishra resigned, taking moral responsibility for the alleged embezzlement of Ram Mandir donations.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/gravest-sin-priyanka-gandhi-says-ram-temple-donation-fraud-has-stunned-entire-nation-questions-role-of-big-players\/articleshow\/132028144.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Gravest sin&#8217;: Priyanka Gandhi says Ram Temple donation fraud has &#8216;stunned entire nation&#8217; (ANI image) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has called for a transparent investigation into the alleged irregularities in donations at the Ram Temple, saying those responsible must face strict punishment if found guilty.In a post on X, Priyanka Gandhi alleged that the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[133],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-country"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27364\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}