New Delhi, July 3 -- Congress Rajya Sabha MP Renuka Chowdhury questioned the delay in initiating legal action in the alleged Ram Temple donation embezzlement case, asking why the authorities had not acted earlier if there were grounds for registering a case.

Her remarks came after lawyers of the Faizabad Bar Association lodged a formal complaint against former Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust General Secretary Champat Rai, former trustee Anil Mishra and administrator Gopal Rao in connection with the alleged embezzlement of Ram Temple donations.

Speaking to ANI on Thursday, Chowdhury criticised the government and raised questions over the appointment of those named in the complaint.

"After so many days, it came to their mind th...