Lucknow, June 25 -- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday lashed out at the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ayodhya Ram Mandir, terming it a "fraud" and a "cover-up" intended to protect influential individuals.

Kejriwal, who arrived in Lucknow today, claimed that the SIT lacks the authority to conduct a genuine investigation.

"This SIT has no power to investigate, so this SIT is just a fraud in the eyes of the people. It is a cover-up of the entire matter, and the SIT's only job is to protect influential people," the AAP national convener told reporters.

Expressing his anguish over the allegations of theft from the temple treasury, Kejriwal said that reports of m...