Shimla, July 7 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of politicising Lord Ram and said any irregularity in donations made to the Ayodhya Ram Temple would amount to "theft of faith" of millions of devotees, not merely financial wrongdoing.

Sukhu made the remarks while speaking to reporters after offering prayers and participating in a havan at the Ram Mandir in Shimla along with members of his Cabinet, MLAs and senior Congress leaders.

Cabinet ministers Harshwardhan Chauhan, Rajesh Dharmani, Anirudh Singh and Vikramaditya Singh accompanied the Chief Minister. Himachal Pradesh Congress president Vinay Kumar and Shimla Urban MLA Harish Janartha were also present during...