Stepping up its attack over the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, the Congress on Friday (July 10, 2026) fielded several senior leaders across the country to address press conferences.

Rajya Sabha MP Pawan Khera addressed a press conference in Jammu while Lok Sabha MP Deepender Hooda spoke to presspersons in Lucknow. Head of the All India Congress Committee’s Research Department, Rajeev Gowda, addressed the media in Chennai while party’s social media Supriya Shrinate raised the issue in Punjab. Senior leader Shaktisinh Gohil held a press conference in Haryana.

In Uttarakhand, Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence regarding the alleged theft of offerings and donations at the Ram Temple and demanded a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the matter.

He said for several years, the BJP, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) have been collecting donations in the name of the Ram Mandir, and the trust authority has misappropriated that money, gold and other offerings.

“I have just one question: who is responsible for the theft of donations? The Ram Temple Trust was formed under the supervision of the Prime Minister [Narendra Modi]. Why is he silent on this issue?” Mr. Venugopal said, demanding an investigation under the supervision of the Supreme Court.

The Congress party would raise the matter prominently in the Monsoon Session of Parliament, he added.

Mr. Venugopal was in the hill State to review the party’s preparedness for the Assembly elections scheduled for early next year in Uttarakhand.