LUCKNOW, June 19 -- Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai on Thursday demanded the dissolution of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing alleged irregularities in the handling of Ram temple donations and called for an inquiry by a sitting high court judge, alleging that the existing probe lacked credibility.

Addressing media persons in Ayodhya, Rai said, "The SIT probing the entire episode should be dissolved as it was constituted merely to mislead the public. Instead, an inquiry should be conducted by a sitting high court judge. It is unfortunate that the responsibility for the investigation has been entrusted to an officer whose impartiality is already under question, raising doubts about the credibility of the probe."

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