Shimla, July 7 -- Himachal Pradesh Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Vikramaditya Singh on Tuesday hit back at the BJP over the Ram Temple donation controversy, saying the Congress did not need a "certificate" from BJP leaders to prove its faith in Lord Ram and demanding a probe monitored by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court into the alleged irregularities in donations made to the Ayodhya Ram Temple.

Singh made the remarks while speaking to ANI after offering prayers at the Ram Mandir in Shimla along with Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Cabinet colleagues and Congress leaders.

Rejecting the BJP's criticism of the Congress over matters of faith, Singh said Lord Ram had always been revered by the party.

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