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IN PHOTOS: Samajwadi Party protests in UP Assembly over Ram Mandir donation row

Updated On: 04 August, 2026 09:26 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

Samajwadi Party (SP) legislators on Monday staged a protest outside the Uttar Pradesh Assembly as the Monsoon Session began, raising slogans over the alleged embezzlement of Ayodhya Ram Mandir donations, the NEET paper leak, electricity issues and fertiliser shortages. (Pics/ PTI)

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The legislators chanted slogans such as "Chanda chor gaddi chhodh" and "Chhota chor, bada chor, gaddi chhodh", accusing the BJP government of failing to address pressing public concerns. (Pic/ PTI)
The legislators chanted slogans such as "Chanda chor gaddi chhodh" and "Chhota chor, bada chor, gaddi chhodh", accusing the BJP government of failing to address pressing public concerns. (Pic/ PTI)
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Samajwadi Party MLA Brajesh Katheriya (centre) and other party legislators protest outside the Uttar Pradesh Assembly during the Monsoon Session over the alleged Ram Temple donation embezzlement and repeated paper leak incidents in Lucknow on Monday

Samajwadi Party MLA Brajesh Katheriya (centre) and other party legislators protest outside the Uttar Pradesh Assembly during the Monsoon Session over the alleged Ram Temple donation embezzlement and repeated paper leak incidents in Lucknow on Monday

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Ahead of the commencement of the Monsoon Session, Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana said the state government would present a supplementary budget to provide additional allocations for welfare schemes and expenditure heads that emerged after the annual budget

Ahead of the commencement of the Monsoon Session, Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana said the state government would present a supplementary budget to provide additional allocations for welfare schemes and expenditure heads that emerged after the annual budget

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As Samajwadi Party legislators protested outside the Uttar Pradesh Assembly over the alleged Ram Temple donation embezzlement, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath claimed that they had "not contributed a single penny from their own pockets" towards the temple's construction

As Samajwadi Party legislators protested outside the Uttar Pradesh Assembly over the alleged Ram Temple donation embezzlement, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath claimed that they had "not contributed a single penny from their own pockets" towards the temple's construction

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The Uttar Pradesh Assembly Session began today, and according to Speaker Satish Mahana, the state government will present a supplementary budget to provide additional allocations for welfare schemes and expenditure heads that have emerged after the passage of the annual Budget. The session will end on August 6

The Uttar Pradesh Assembly Session began today, and according to Speaker Satish Mahana, the state government will present a supplementary budget to provide additional allocations for welfare schemes and expenditure heads that have emerged after the passage of the annual Budget. The session will end on August 6

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The Ram Temple donation theft controversy was expected to be raised in the House as well. 

The Ram Temple donation theft controversy was expected to be raised in the House as well. 

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