LUCKNOW, Aug. 11 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday alleged that the BJP-led government was deliberately avoiding a discussion in Parliament on the alleged theft of offerings at the Ram temple in Ayodhya, claiming that "money has become religion" for the ruling party.

Speaking to reporters in the Parliament complex, Yadav said the Opposition wanted a debate on the alleged misappropriation of temple offerings and irregularities in the education and examination system.

He alleged that both issues were linked to an "underground and unregistered" network of people associated with the BJP and its affiliates. "Both are being operated from the same place. The Opposition wants to discuss this; the government does not," he claime...