Archive · 12 Aug 2026
Rajya Sabha bars Kharge from raising Ram temple donation issue
In India, Parliament is where leaders talk about big problems.
One part is called the Rajya Sabha.
The Chairman, C.P. Radhakrishnan, stopped leader Mallikarjun Kharge from talking.
Kharge wanted to discuss donations given to build a temple for Lord Ram.
He said some of the donation money may have been stolen.
The Chairman said this problem belongs to the state governments, not national Parliament.
Some leaders shouted and the meeting had to stop.
Earlier, on August 4, the same leader was allowed to speak about it.
A minister said some parties do not respect Lord Ram and should say sorry.
Everyone kept disagreeing, so the meetings kept stopping.
Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan barred Opposition Leader Mallikarjun Kharge from raising the Ram temple donation theft issue, calling it a state subject.
The Chairman also refused the ruling side permission to raise police action against protesting students in Jharkhand on the same ground.
Shouting by opposition and BJP members forced adjournments during Zero Hour and later, with no listed questions taken up.
On August 4, Kharge was allowed to allege corruption in land purchases by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust and the looting of temple donations.
Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju said the Congress, Samajwadi Party and communists are against Lord Ram and should apologise to the nation.
- Who
- Rajya Sabha Chairman C.P. Radhakrishnan, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge, Deputy Chairman Harivansh, and parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju.
- What
- The Chairman barred Kharge from raising the Ram temple donation theft issue in the House, calling it a state subject, while protests led to repeated adjournments.
- When
- Tuesday, following an earlier instance on August 4 when Kharge was allowed to raise the issue.
- Where
- Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of India's Parliament.
- Why
- The Chairman said the issue was a state subject and that the Opposition should not raise the same subject every day and disturb the House.
Opposition (Kharge/Congress)
Ruling side (Chairman/BJP)
Permission to discuss in Parliament
Opposition (Kharge/Congress)
Kharge and Congress members demand that the Opposition be allowed to raise the Ram temple donation theft, and Kharge wants the Prime Minister to reply in Parliament.
Ruling side (Chairman/BJP)
The Chairman says the issue is a state subject that will not be entertained and that the Opposition cannot raise the same subject every day and disturb the House.
Handling of temple donations
Opposition (Kharge/Congress)
Kharge alleges massive corruption in land purchases by the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust and says donations to the temple were looted.
Ruling side (Chairman/BJP)
Kiren Rijiju says the Congress, Samajwadi Party and communists are always against Lord Ram, opposed construction of the temple, and should apologise to the nation.
Consistency of the Chairman's ruling
Opposition (Kharge/Congress)
Kharge's permission to raise the issue on August 4 suggests the new bar contradicts the Chairman's own earlier decision.
Ruling side (Chairman/BJP)
The Chairman says he disallowed state subjects from both sides, including the Jharkhand issue, and insists he is not acting under pressure from anyone.
- Rajya Sabha Chairman
- C.P. Radhakrishnan
- Leader of Opposition
- Mallikarjun Kharge
- Deputy Chairman
- Harivansh
- Parliamentary affairs minister
- Kiren Rijiju
- Issue
- Theft of Ram temple donations
- Trust involved
- Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra
- Ground for disallowance
- State subject
- Earlier permission
- August 4, when Kharge raised the issue