Lucknow, June 8 (IANS) Jagadguru Rambhadracharya on Monday dismissed Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav’s allegations regarding alleged irregularities in the funds of the Ram Mandir and expressed confidence in the functioning of the temple trust.

His remarks came after SP President Akhilesh Yadav alleged that crores of rupees from the offerings made at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya had gone missing and called for judicial intervention in the matter.

In a post on social media platform X, Yadav said: “This is an extremely sensitive piece of news for devotees of Lord Ram across the entire world: crores of rupees in offerings to the ‘Ram Mandir’ have been found missing.”

Reacting to the allegations, Rambhadracharya told IANS, “This is not good. I am saying that there are no irregularities in the Ram Mandir funds. The trust members are doing good work.”

He further claimed that Yadav had never visited the Ram Mandir and suggested that this was the reason behind the allegations.

“He has never gone to visit the Ram Mandir, which is why he is making such accusations. When he visits and sees Lord Ram, all his allegations will come to an end,” Rambhadracharya said.

The seer also reacted to the Varanasi administration’s decision to shut meat shops located around temple areas and ghats.

“They have done very well,” he said, endorsing the move.

Commenting on the future of the Opposition’s INDIA Bloc, Rambhadracharya expressed scepticism about the alliance’s prospects.

“The INDIA Bloc will not succeed. Its future does not look very good,” he told IANS.

Meanwhile, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday hailed the “united fight” against the Modi government, leading to the failure of ‘malicious’ bills on Delimitation in Lok Sabha and urged the members of the INDIA bloc to strengthen the spirit and resolve to corner and confront the ruling dispensation on multiple pressing issues before the nation.

Kharge, making his opening remarks at the INDIA bloc meet, sought to share a strategic blueprint for rebuilding the Opposition alliance, in the wake of recent setbacks in Assembly elections and also sought active contribution and deliberations from the respective stakeholders in making it a viable and tenable front against the Central government.

“On April 17, 2026, we demonstrated our unity and solidarity in the Lok Sabha in a very decisive manner, when we all came together firmly to defeat the Modi government’s malicious bills on delimitation. Now we must strengthen that same spirit even further and move forward, so that we can confront the many political, economic, social, and foreign policy challenges facing the country due to the Modi government’s misgovernance,” Kharge said.

–IANS

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