Ram Temple Donation Row Set to Rock Parliament, Put PM Modi Under Pressure

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By TRH Op-Ed Desk

As the Ram temple donation row deepens, Prime Minister Narendra Modi may face Opposition heat in the Monsoon session of parliament.

New Delhi, June 27, 2026 — The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust is engulfed in its most severe crisis since its formation, with General Secretary Champat Rai and trustee Anil Mishra reportedly resigning following explosive allegations of financial irregularities.

The resignations come after a Special Investigation Team (SIT) submitted its report to the Uttar Pradesh government, leading to FIRs against eight individuals connected to the trust. However, critics are questioning why the probe has not been handed over to the CBI or Enforcement Directorate for greater transparency.

In a scathing analysis on The Raisina Hills YouTube channel, political commentator Manish Anand did not mince words about the scandal’s implications for Hindu nationalist politics.

“The promise was to establish Ram Rajya, and yet theft has occurred in Ram’s own house. This is the story of Lord Ram’s temple in Ayodhya,” Anand said, opening his monologue.

Anand pointed out that allegations of inflated land purchases had circulated for years—since the Supreme Court’s 2019 verdict clearing the way for temple construction.

“Champat Rai was not just a top leader of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, but one of the RSS’s handpicked representatives for the Ram Temple project,” he noted, adding that “those who were supposed to build Ram Rajya have themselves set Lanka on fire.”

Questions Reach Prime Minister’s Office

The trust comprises 12 members, nine of whom were appointed by the central government through an act of Parliament. This structure, Anand argued, places accountability squarely on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration.

“Since the central government appointed these nine trust members, the Prime Minister himself bears responsibility,” Anand said, adding: “We can expect this issue to be raised forcefully in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha during the upcoming monsoon session.”

Among the three most powerful trust functionaries, according to local religious leaders, is Nripendra Mishra—a former Principal Secretary in the Prime Minister’s Office. Mishra has appeared in Delhi media attempting damage control, but Anand noted his explanations have failed to gain traction.

Calls for CAG Audit Intensify

With estimates suggesting the trust has received over ₹3,000 crore in donations since the temple’s construction, demands for a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) audit are mounting.

“Why wouldn’t the CAG audit this? If the Ram Temple Trust received approximately ₹3,000 crore in donations, how was it utilised? Was it spent according to its mandate or not?” Anand asked.

He called for a white paper to be presented in Parliament: “Accountability must be established. This is what transparency demands, and the Modi government will certainly face these questions from the opposition.”

Political Fallout for BJP

The scandal threatens to undermine the BJP’s religious politics ahead of next year’s Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who positioned Ayodhya and the Ram Temple as the centrepiece of his political narrative, now faces uncomfortable questions.

Opposition leaders, including AAP’s Sanjay Singh and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, have seized upon the allegations, transforming them into a major electoral issue.

“The attempt to sweep this under the carpet through an SIT report and state police FIR, without involving CBI or ED, suggests an effort to contain the fire within the house,” Anand observed.

(Reporting based on analysis by Manish Anand for The Raisina Hills YouTube channel.)