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No one can support what happened in Ram Mandir. Ram Bhakts have been pained. Strong action is being taken – Eknath Shinde, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister
Replying to an Opposition-sponsored ‘Last Week Motion’, he hit out at rival Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, without naming the party or its chief Uddhav Thackeray, and alleged colleagues of those criticising the funds theft at the Ayodhya shrine committed the “sin of looting” the Siddhivinayak Temple, one of the richest in the country.
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Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has said the alleged embezzlement of donations to the Ram Temple at Ayodhya has pained devotees, but stressed strict action will be taken against those found guilty in the case.
As reported by PTI, Speaking in the legislative council on the last day of the monsoon session, Shinde alleged “looting” of the donation box of Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak Temple in the past and sought to know why no probe was ordered by the government of the day, a reference to the administration led by then-CM Uddhav Thackeray.
Shinde, who heads the Shiv Sena, insisted no one can support irregularities in handling donations made to the grand Ram Temple, which was inaugurated in January 2024.
Replying to an Opposition-sponsored ‘Last Week Motion’, he hit out at rival Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray, without naming the party or its chief Uddhav Thackeray, and alleged colleagues of those criticising the funds theft at the Ayodhya shrine committed the “sin of looting” the Siddhivinayak Temple, one of the richest in the country.
“No one can support what happened in Ram Mandir. Ram Bhakts have been pained. Strong action is being taken. (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi ji and (Uttar Pradesh Yogi ji Adityanath) will not spare anyone.”
“Those who are criticising (Ram Temple funds theft)…their colleagues did the sin of looting the donation box of the Siddhivinayak Temple. Why a probe was not ordered by the (then) government?” Shinde asked.