3 weeks ago
Priyanka Gandhi Accuses BJP Of Avoiding Ram Temple Donation Answers
A big argument is happening in India's Parliament.
A leader named Priyanka Gandhi says the government is hiding something about money people gave to build the Ram Temple.
She says people from all over the country gave donations, even poor people, because they love Lord Ram.
Now some of that money is missing, and she wants the government to explain what happened.
But the government says it is a problem for the state, not for Parliament.
Priyanka says that is not fair because the Prime Minister himself opened the temple and used it during elections.
She also says young people who protested were hurt by police, and she wants to know who gave those orders.
Another leader, Amit Shah, is being asked to come and talk about it, but he hasn't yet.
Until they get answers, the opposition members of Parliament keep protesting.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra accused the government of refusing to answer Parliament questions on the alleged Ram Temple donation theft.
She said the BJP took political mileage from the temple before Lok Sabha polls but now calls the matter a state subject.
She alleged protesters were beaten, tear-gassed, shot with pellet guns, and that an AK-47 was used on protesters in Bihar.
She noted PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Ram Temple and that donations came from across the country, including from poor people.
The INDIA bloc has been protesting for more than three weeks, demanding a statement from Home Minister Amit Shah.
- Who
- Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of the Congress party, who accuses the BJP-led government; PM Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah are central to her criticism; the INDIA bloc is protesting.
- What
- The opposition is demanding government answers on alleged Ram Temple donation theft and on police action against young protesters, amid a Parliament logjam.
- Where
- Parliament House Complex in Delhi; protests also took place across the country, including in Bihar.
- When
- During the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament in India, which is coming to an end; the protests have lasted more than three weeks.
- Why
- The opposition says the government is accountable for the allegedly vanished temple donations and for police action against protesters, and should give a statement in Parliament.
INDIA bloc / Congress opposition
BJP-led central government
Ram Temple donations
INDIA bloc / Congress opposition
The government must explain in Parliament how donations collected from across the country for the Ram Temple vanished, especially since PM Modi inaugurated the temple and the issue was used in elections.
BJP-led central government
The government says the temple matter is a state subject and therefore does not answer questions on it in Parliament.
Police action against protesters
INDIA bloc / Congress opposition
Young protesters were beaten, tear-gassed, shot with pellet guns, and an AK-47 was used on protesters in Bihar; the government owes a statement on who ordered this.
BJP-led central government
The government has not issued a statement or explanation about the police action against the protesters.
Key facts
- Main allegation
- Government avoiding Parliament questions on alleged Ram Temple donation embezzlement
- Government's position (per Congress)
- Calls the temple issue a state subject
- Protests
- INDIA bloc protesting for more than three weeks
- Demand
- Statement from Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament
- Alleged police actions
- Lathi-charge, tear gas, pellet guns; AK-47 reportedly used on protesters in Bihar
- Ram Temple inauguration
- By Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Donations
- Came from across India, including from poor people; faith in Lord Ram noted in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand
- Context
- Monsoon Session of Parliament coming to an end
Quotes
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Congress general secretary and political activist
“It shows that the government does not feel responsible towards the people because this is the forum at which they have to answer questions, they have to give a statement.”
deccanchronicle.com
“The donations have vanished. What is this?”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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