The Congress on Saturday (September 26, 2026) questioned the scope of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the alleged chadhawa chori (theft of devotees’ offerings) at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, asking why key functionaries responsible for the temple’s management had not been named as accused in the case.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh also questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on the issue and asked him to respond. Mr. Ramesh sought an impartial investigation under the supervision of the Supreme Court. In a post on social media platform X, Mr. “If the CCTV footage, recovery and identification of suspicious employees had already come to light, why was there such a delay in initiating criminal action? Mr. The Congress leader also questioned why Mr. Rai, trustee Anil Mishra, and construction in-charge Gopal Rao had been made witnesses rather than accused in the case.
The Congress’s communications chief questioned the 21-day delay between the reported recovery of ₹2.25 lakh from a bathroom on June 4, 2026 and the registration of a First Information Report on June 25. Ramesh said the chargesheet had recorded that a video of the cash recovery was sent to the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai on June 4, and that he was shown the CCTV footage on the following day. Ramesh, the chargesheet records 105 instances of offerings being removed during the counting process. One accused was allegedly seen removing money on 85 occasions, he said.
Ramesh said. According to Mr. “Did the SIT establish accountability for the entire system or did it confine the matter to just the minor players?” the Congress leader said.
