Lucknow, June 20 -- Speaking about the allegations of embezzlement of Ram temple donation money for the first time, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday sought to blunt the Opposition's attack on the issue and indicated the Special Investigation Team has a free hand to conduct the ongoing probe, assuring that no guilty person will be spared, irrespective of who they may be. He also urged people to hand over any documentary proof related to the scam to the probe team, asserting that the truth will emerge in 15 days. Adityanath was addressing a gathering at Rudauli tehsil in Ayodhya district after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone for 126 development projects worth over Rs 378 crore, including the Government Ayurvedic College and Hospital in Rudauli assembly constituency. on Friday. "After we learned from newspapers about the Ayodhya incident, the SIT was constituted on the Trust's request. It will bring out the truth and there is no doubt about it," he said. Taking a firm stand, he said, "Until the SIT's report comes, no statements should be made that hurt the sentiments of Ram devotees. If anyone has any documentary proof (related to the donation row), submit it to the SIT." Urging people to have patience, the chief minister said: " Our ancestors struggled for 500 years with dignity for Lord Ram's temple; please wait for 15 more days. If anyone is guilty, it is certain that whoever it may be, they will not be spared." On June 13, the Uttar Pradesh government constituted a Special Investigation Team following a request from the temple trust to probe allegations of misappropriation of donation money. The Special Investigation Team, which comprises Lucknow divisional commissioner Vijay Vishwas Pant, inspector general of police (Lucknow range) Kiran S and special secretary (Finance) Neel Ratan, began its probe on June 15. The SIT has already questioned Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai, Ram temple administrator Gopal Rao and Trust member Anil Mishra. For the chief minister's Ayodhya visit on Friday, Champat Rai was specifically mentioned in the administrative protocol letter issued by the district administration for the chief minister's visit. According to a protocol letter issued by the Ayodhya district administration on Thursday, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai was requested to nominate a person as his representative during the chief minister's visit to the Ram temple. This was mentioned at point number 29 of the protocol letter. Details of the nominated representative were to be made available to the duty magistrate, the protocol letter added. The letter said, "Shri Champat Rai, general secretary, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, Ayodhya is requested to kindly nominate a specific person from their end to look after the arrangements for prayers/darshan inside the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple premises for the dignitary, and convey their details to the duty temple magistrate, and all concerned authorities." However, this was construed by some people as district magistrate's directive to Rai to abstain himself from the chief minister's events Meanwhile, Aam Aadmi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh told media persons in Lucknow that he will officially submit all evidence connected to the donation to the SIT after seeking time. Attacking the Samajwadi Party and the Congress for raking up the Ayodhya controversy, the chief minister asked people "not to be misled by those who defame Ayodhya and insult Ram Janmabhoomi. These people will never want Ayodhya to gain respect because they did nothing for Ayodhya." "Those who did not provide electricity to Ayodhya and confined it to narrow lanes are today spreading propaganda and making vile attempts to insult Ayodhya, the first among the seven sacred cities," he said. Targeting the Samajwadi Party in particular, the chief minister stated that those who fired (gun shots) on Ram devotees, raised questions on Ram's existence, placed advocates in court to stall Ram Mandir's construction, insulted Ram devotees and offered fateha at mafia graves should stop preaching. "Until the SIT's report comes, refrain from making statements, as it influences the investigation. After the probe, if any side has something to say, the SIT will be ready, but do not attempt character assassination or make vile attempts to defame Ayodhya," Adityanath said. The probe follows allegations raised by Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, who, on June 7, cited reports claiming that crores of rupees from donations offered at the temple were missing and urged the courts to take cognisance of the matter. Hitting out at Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav, the chief minister said he has not yet visited Ram Mandir and stopped his MLAs from going to Ayodhya. "When current Uttar Pradesh minister Manoj Pandey, then an SP MLA, proposed that all (SP) MLAs should go to Ayodhya for darshan, we accepted it, but Akhilesh Yadav did not allow them," Yogi Adityanath said. "His (Akhilesh Yadav) devotion is not towards Ram. They are people who worship Babur," the chief minister said. Continuing his attack on the Samajwadi Party, the chief minister said those who ruled before 2017 did not give Kamakhya Dham (in Ayodhya's Rudauli) the benefits of Nagar Panchayat (urban local body) status, roads, 'marriage mandapam', PM Surya Ghar free electricity and ration schemes, because they lacked sensitivity and willpower. "For them, family mattered, not the public. Jobs and facilities were only for their clan. Those who had no time beyond building cemetery boundary walls, how would they install Jhalkari Bai's statue?" the chief minister asked. Exposing what he claimed were the double standards of the Samajwadi Party and Congress, the chief minister said the Congress tried its utmost to ensure the Ram Temple was not built. It filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court saying Ram never existed, he said. "The Congress that created an identity crisis for you is today restless over Ayodhya, saying Ram devotees are being insulted," he added. "When the Congress questioned the existence of Lord Ram, was that not an insult to Ram devotees?" "The Samajwadi Party that fired bullets on karsevaks and rained lathis on chants of 'Jai Shri Ram' is now talking about the insult to Ram devotees and preaching!" he said. Ram-opposers cannot tolerate Ayodhya's development, he further said. Adityanath also said the Samajwadi Party and Congress dislike Ayodhya becoming a solar city, having four-lane connectivity, an airport in the name of Maharishi Valmiki, a night shelter in the name of Nishad Raj, a 'bhojanalaya' in the name of Maa Shabri, Ram ki Paidi on the banks of Saryu, and the grand form of Panchkosi, 14 Kosi and 84 Kosi parikrama. Adityanath said the Uttar Pradesh was referred as the 'BIMARU', state where youth had no jobs, farmers were forced to commit suicide, and daughters-traders were unsafe. "That same Uttar Pradesh is now on the path of development. The state is no longer 'BIMARU' but is acting as the growth engine of the country's economy. The progress that the state has made in nine years is the result of everyone's collective effort," he said. Assuring people of further development, the chief minister said the double-engine government will also develop the sacred land between Saryu and Gomti rivers. "All MLAs are working hard to bring development schemes, but the credit goes to the public. Good work will bring good results. You give strength to the double-engine government, the BJP government will work even better," the chief minister said. Prominent among those present on the occasion, included MLAs Amit Singh Chauhan, Chandrabhanu Paswan, Abhay Singh, MLC Hariom Pandey, Zila Panchayat chairperson Roli Singh, former MLAs Indra Pratap Tiwari, and others....