On January 31, AAP Rajya Sabha MP and Uttar Pradesh Prabhari Sanjay Singh stated that while King Bharat governed Ayodhya for 14 years by placing Lord Ram’s padukas on the throne, members associated with the BJP have allegedly stolen these padukas.

According to a press release from AAP, Singh said, “First, land worth Rs 2 crore was purchased for Rs 18.5 crore. Then, land worth Rs 3 crore was purchased for Rs 24 crore, and after that, land worth Rs 9 crore was purchased for Rs 55 crore and Rs 47 lakh. Following this, cases involving the theft of donation boxes and valuable, revered Ram Shilas also came to light. All these incidents have deeply hurt and distressed crores of Hindus.”

He added, “The people of the country will be shocked to learn that these dishonest individuals have even stolen Shri Ram’s Padukas and the garland from around his neck. These ‘chanda chor’ (donation thieves) and dishonest people of the ‘ED Party’ feel absolutely no shame in doing such things.”

Referring to the Ramayana, Singh explained, “When Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram was in exile for 14 years, his brother King Bharat governed by placing Bhagwan Ram’s Padukas on the throne. But the ‘donation chors’ of the ED Party and their mentors have stolen those very Padukas of Lord Ram. Such people have no right to remain in power and govern the country.”

He further said, “In villages, if a person is caught committing even a minor theft in a temple, that individual faces social boycott. People do not invite such a person to their homes for meals, they do not attend that person’s invitations, and the boycott continues for generations. But these ‘donation chors’, and dishonest people are stealing Lord Ram’s Padukas, garlands and sacred stones, while also engaging in irregularities involving land and offerings.”

Sanjay Singh appealed to the public, urging them “not to tolerate this any longer, to wake up and raise their voice strongly against dishonest individuals.”