Chennai, June 27 -- Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad on Friday termed the alleged embezzlement of Ram Mandir donations a "dacoity," while questioning the timing of the resignations tendered by General Secretary Champat Rai and member trustee Anil Mishra, asserting that the duo should have stepped down from their posts upon the commencement of the investigation.

Speaking to ANI, Ayodhya MP demanded a judicial probe into the Ram Mandir donation embezzlement case, asserting that this is not a simple matter, as people from all over the nation visit Lord Shri Ram's temple.

"They should have resigned the moment the investigation began or, in fact, they should have resigned back when the scam was actually taking place. This is not a simple m...