In a separate post on X, Yadav mocked the alleged discrepancies in accounting for temple donations. ‘What is the point of studying mathematics when the counting itself is rigged? Gold and silver are short-weighted, and jewellery is stolen?’ he asked.
Calling the alleged irregularities a symbol of deep-rooted corruption, Yadav said the episode went far beyond the proverb of ‘darkness beneath the lamp’.
‘It is not merely a case of darkness beneath the lamp; it is an abyss filled with the pitch-black darkness of corruption,’ he said.
Claiming that he had long warned of irregularities at the temple, Yadav alleged that the scandal had vindicated his earlier assertions. ‘I had already said that the theft at the grand temple would one day be exposed,’ he said.
Drawing a historical comparison, he added: ‘Those who looted 17 times have been infamous in history for centuries. Those who looted 70 times in just 40 days will be recorded in black letters in history.’
He further alleged that the scale of the purported theft raised questions about previous transactions. ‘Think about this: Those who have committed such a massive theft in mere seven weeks, how much must they have stolen over all these years? How much did they share among themselves, how much did they quietly stash away or cover up, and how much did they pass on to their leader? Absolutely reprehensible!’ Yadav said.
The BJP and the Ram Temple Trust have rejected allegations of wrongdoing, while an SIT probe into the handling of donations remains underway.
With PTI inputs
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