These days, politics is heated regarding the donation theft case of Ram temple in Ayodhya. The war of words is going on between the ruling party and the opposition regarding this issue. State Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had entrusted the responsibility of investigating this case to SIT (Special Investigation Team). Who was instructed to submit his report to the CM within 7 days. Meanwhile, there is news that today (Saturday, June 20) the SIT team may return to Lucknow.
According to sources, SIT may submit its preliminary report to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today. Today is the sixth day of investigation and the SIT was to submit its preliminary report within 7 days. Till now SIT has interrogated all the officials of Ram Mandir Trust in this matter. Statements of all the employees involved in donation counting and the concerned bank employees have also been recorded. SIT is scrutinizing the documents from every angle and checking the records of transactions.
‘Whoever the culprit is, he will not be spared’
CM Yogi has clearly said that the SIT investigation will be done by milking milk. Last Friday, he said that whoever the culprit is, he will not be spared. CM reaches Ayodhya in 15 days, milk will turn into milk and water into water, Ram devotees should wait. He said that a special investigation team has been formed to investigate the matter. He appealed to all Ram devotees and political parties to refrain from making baseless comments until the investigation is completed.
‘Waited 500 years, wait 15 more days’
He said, we waited for 500 years, now wait for 15 more days. He said that one should not be misled by those who defame Ayodhya. He said that the state government, acting on the request of the trust, has ordered a SIT investigation. He assured that truth and lies will be revealed in the investigation. He further said that if anyone has any documentary evidence then please hand it over to the SIT.
Formation of three-member SIT
Following the request of the temple trust, a three-member Special Investigation Committee (SIT) was formed on June 14. It has been entrusted with the task of investigating allegations of financial embezzlement related to offerings in the temple. The team includes Vijay Vishwas Pant, IAS, Divisional Commissioner, Lucknow; Kiran S, IPS, IG (Range), and Neel Ratan, Special Secretary, Finance. The team has been directed to submit its preliminary and final reports as soon as possible,
‘The investigation team should be allowed to do its work…’
CM Yogi said that attempts to mislead or defame Ayodhya will not be tolerated. He appealed for restraint and said that they should allow the investigation team to do its work. He said that Lord Ram taught us the importance of dignity and religious conduct. We should maintain that dignity.
Accusation of tarnishing the image of Ayodhya and Ram temple
He accused those who made allegations without evidence of tarnishing the image of Ayodhya and Ram Janmabhoomi temple. He said, ‘Do not be misled by those who defame Ayodhya and insult the Ram Janmabhoomi temple. These people never wanted Ayodhya to get recognition or respect. Today they are trying to insult Ayodhya Dham, which is the most important of our holy pilgrimage sites, through misinformation campaigns.
‘These are the same people who opened fire on Ram devotees’
He said that these are the same people who opened fire on Ram devotees. Just like he sometimes lathicharged those chanting Ram’s name, raised questions on the existence of Lord Ram and made every possible effort to obstruct the process by deploying lawyers in the court. He said that these people should stop preaching to others.
Akhilesh Yadav’s attack on CM Yogi
Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav targeted Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and questioned him regarding the Ayodhya visit. Sharing a post on social media, he said, ‘An SIT should also be formed to investigate the record breaking visits of any person to ‘Ayodhya’.
A SIT should also be formed to investigate someone’s record breaking visits to Ayodhya.
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) June 19, 2026
Question on government’s silence
In fact, earlier this month, Samajwadi Party leader and former Ayodhya MLA Pawan Pandey had alleged that donations worth Rs 7.5 crore out of the Rs 7 crore given to the temple had been misused. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav demanded a fair investigation and questioned the government’s silence on the issue. He also demanded the release of CCTV footage related to the alleged irregularities.
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