Shimla, July 7 -- The Industries Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Harshwardhan Chauhan, on Tuesday termed the alleged donation theft at Ayodhya Ram Temple a "grave offence" against the faith of millions of devotees.

He said while speaking to ANI after offering prayers at the Ram Mandir and Jakhu Hanuman Temple in Shimla along with Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Cabinet colleagues and Congress leaders.

"A very grave offence has taken place in Ayodhya. The Ram Temple is a symbol of the faith of crores of people. Devotees made contributions with complete devotion for the construction of the temple, but today their emotions have been deeply hurt. When reports emerged through the media that offerings made by devotees with faith were all...