New Delhi, July 5 -- CPI(M) MP John Brittas on Sunday said the government's continuing institutional presence in the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust "cannot be ignored." His comments came a day after he wrote to Union home minister Amit Shah seeking a review of the Centre's stand that the Trust falls outside the ambit of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005.

"Transparency cannot become a casualty merely because the government chooses to describe a Trust as 'autonomous'," Brittas said on Sunday, adding that compliance with the Supreme Court's judgment does not erase the legal character of a government notification.

The letter comes months after the Central Information Commission (CIC) ruled on June 6, 2025, that the Trust is...