Lucknow, June 22 -- The controversy surrounding alleged financial irregularities in the Ram Temple project has taken a legal turn, with petitioner and advocate Mohit Ashok questioning the legitimacy of the government's investigative process.

Asserting that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) lacks the legal mandate to probe the Trust, the petitioner is now demanding an intervention by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and a comprehensive audit by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG).

Speaking to ANI, Advocate Mohit Ashok, who filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on June 12, contended that the government's response to the allegations has been reactive rather than transparent. According to the petitioner, his initial repre...