Doubting the authenticity of the door-to-door fundraising campaign of the BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, the Congress said that the funds might not be used for the real purpose. The party further said that the devotees should send the donations directly to the mandir trust instead of giving it to political workers.

Congress’s Maharashtra chief spokesperson Sachin Sawant alleged that there was a strong possibility that the BJP-RSS would use the donations as party funds and the MVA government should ensure that the people of the state were not cheated.