The special investigation team (SIT) set up to look into the theft of donations at Ram Mandir has now become the centre of a political storm. In a post on the social media platform X, Arvind Kejriwal directly questioned the very legality of the team, calling it fake and arguing that its real purpose is to bury the case rather than expose the truth.
Legal Questions Over the SIT
The biggest point Kejriwal raised was about due process. He said the UP government must clarify under which law and which specific section this investigation team was constituted. According to him, the rules do not allow an SIT to be formed in any matter without an FIR first being registered. On that basis, he placed the entire process under a cloud of suspicion.
What Kejriwal Wrote
In his post, he took aim squarely at the team's intentions, claiming it was created only to brush the matter aside and shield powerful people.
The SIT formed by the UP government to investigate the theft of donations at Shri Ram Mandir is fake. The UP government should explain under which law and which section this SIT was formed. Legally, an SIT is not created without an FIR. This SIT is only meant to hush up the matter, protect powerful people, and throw dust in the eyes of ordinary people...
The message suggested that such an inquiry is designed to mislead the public so that the real culprits are never touched.
Background
According to news reports, the theft of donations at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya has been making headlines in recent days. It is said that even the CCTV footage of the room holding the offerings was tampered with, and the investigation has now been handed to an SIT. Some opposition leaders have demanded that the entire episode be monitored by the Supreme Court, while others have claimed the scale of the theft could run into hundreds of crores of rupees. The government, meanwhile, has spoken of high-level meetings and swift action on the case.
Public Reaction
Kejriwal's post drew a mixed response on social media. Many users backed his questions and expressed surprise at an inquiry being run without an FIR, while others defended the government, saying forming an SIT to gather preliminary facts is not wrong and that the issue should not be politicised.
