Congress Demands Supreme Court‑Supervised Probe into Alleged Ram Temple Donation Scam

On Monday, Congress lawmaker K.C. Venugopal lodged an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha, urging Parliament to halt its regular business and discuss what he described as “shocking revelations of massive financial fraud” at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.

According to the notice, bundles of cash and jewellery donated by millions of devotees have reportedly been siphoned off by a well‑organised racket operating within the Trust. Venugopal claims that the alleged misappropriation runs into crores, amounting to a betrayal of faith and the hard‑earned savings of roughly 1.4 billion Indians.

The MP also pointed to what he calls “deep‑rooted institutional complicity.” He alleges that seven to eight months of crucial CCTV footage were deliberately erased, and that a former Chief Accounts Officer—who had flagged irregularities as early as 2020‑21—was abruptly removed from his post.

Adding to the controversy, the notice says the Special Investigation Team (SIT) set up by the state government on June 13 and the FIR filed on June 25 appear to be merely a “eyewash,” targeting only low‑level outsourced staff while shielding more powerful figures allegedly behind the multi‑crore embezzlement.

Venugopal’s demand is crystal clear: the Union Government should be directed to launch a high‑level, independent inquiry supervised by a Supreme Court judge—someone capable of probing powerful entities without fear or favour.

The call for a debate comes as the Monsoon Session of Parliament kicks off at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, slated to run until August 13. The session is expected to be fiery, with the Treasury and opposition likely to clash over a host of issues, from the Ayodhya donation scandal to the recent NEET‑UG 2026 paper leak.

Earlier this week, fellow Congress MP Randeep Singh Surjewala also submitted an adjournment motion on the same matter, signalling a coordinated push by the party to bring the issue under parliamentary scrutiny.

On the other side of the house, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to introduce a bill amending the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971, seeking to make any obstruction or insult to the national song “Vande Mataram” a criminal offence.

While the debate unfolds, millions of donors await answers, hoping that the alleged misappropriation of their contributions will be uncovered and those responsible held to account.