Kejriwal claims Ram temple donation accused plotting to unseat Yogi Adityanath
AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday accused those named in the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple of also plotting to remove
AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday accused those named in the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram temple of also plotting to remove Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Urging Adityanath not to stand with them, Kejriwal said the accused had committed a grave sin and should face the harshest punishment. His remarks came amid the ongoing controversy over the alleged embezzlement of donations and valuables offered at the temple. The Uttar Pradesh government has set up a special investigation team to probe the matter, while Ayodhya Police has registered an FIR and arrested eight people. Shortly before Kejriwal spoke in Ayodhya, Adityanath had attacked him at a public meeting in Deoria without naming him. Read Full Story Addressing reporters, Kejriwal said, "I want to tell Yogi ji that Maharaj ji, these 'donation thieves' are plotting to remove you as well.
They are also after your chair." He added, "Why are you standing with people who have committed such a grave sin? My fight is that these 'donation thieves', these demons, should be publicly hanged. Please support me in this fight." He asked the chief minister not to support these "great sinners". In Deoria, Adityanath said, "One gentleman from Delhi has also come here these days. I want to tell him that the people of Delhi gave him 15 years to serve but he ruined Delhi and only spread corruption." He added, "Look at Ayodhya today and see how the BJP's double-engine government has transformed it in nine years. Then go back and repent." Asked about reports that two Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust members had resigned on moral grounds, Kejriwal said that was not enough. "Their morality and resignation are the easiest things to offer.
I did not steal even a single rupee, yet I was sent to jail," he said. Referring to AAP leaders, he added, "Manish Sisodia was also jailed and so were several others. But should those who committed this great dacoity in the house of Lord Ram merely resign?" He said, "They should first be publicly hanged." Kejriwal also questioned whether action should stop with those already arrested. "And what about those above them? These people were only instruments," he said. "The country must know where the money from this entire loot went. How much money was looted and where has it gone?" He further alleged that the probe lacked credibility. "The entire investigation is under a question mark because those who are trying to protect the real culprits are themselves involved. It is not merely that influential people are being protected -- they are protecting themselves," he said.
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