Claim
A delegation of UP Congress leaders reached Ayodhya today but the administration denied them permission to go to the temple, citing the likelihood of a disturbance.
“आज यूपी कांग्रेस के नेताओं का एक डेलीगेशन अयोध्या पहुंच भी गया लेकिन हंगामे के आसार थे। माहौल खराब हो सकता था इसलिए प्रशासन ने इन लोगों को मंदिर तक जाने की अनुमति नहीं दी।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
Multiple mainstream outlets and wire agency ANI confirm the core facts: on 30 June 2026 a UP Congress delegation led by state president Ajay Rai reached Ayodhya (and others attempted to) and was blocked by the administration/police from visiting the Ram temple amid the temple-donation 'scam' controversy. The denial and detentions occurred on law-and-order grounds, consistent with the anchor's characterization that authorities feared a disturbance. The one soft point is that no official statement formally cited 'likelihood of a disturbance' as the reason — that framing is the anchor's/administration's gloss, while Congress characterized it as unlawful 'house arrest' — so the underlying events are accurate even if the stated motive is a characterization rather than an on-record justification.
Evidence
- https://www.deccanherald.com/india/uttar-pradesh/under-house-arrest-in-ayodhya-up-congress-chief-ajay-rai-says-party-delegation-prevented-from-visiting-ram-temple-4057240 Reports a UP Congress delegation led by state chief Ajay Rai was in Ayodhya on 30 June 2026 and was prevented by police/administration from visiting the Ram temple; Rai called it 'house arrest.' ✓ reachable · archived
- https://aninews.in/news/national/politics/congress-mp-kl-sharma-questions-bjps-sanatan-after-ajay-rai-put-under-house-arrest-in-ayodhya20260630131740/ ANI (30 June 2026) confirms delegation members including Congress MP KL Sharma were denied permission to reach the temple despite informing the administration in advance. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.deccanherald.com/india/uttar-pradesh/ram-temple-fund-theft-champat-rai-denies-charges-congress-delegation-to-ayodhya-under-house-arrest-4057388 Delegation members travelling for the visit were stopped en route, confined to homes, or detained; ties the denial to law-and-order concerns amid the Ram Mandir donation controversy, but notes no formal official reason was published. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://telanganatoday.com/congress-delegation-stopped-from-visiting-ram-temple-in-ayodhya Confirms the delegation (MPs Kishori Lal Sharma, Rakesh Rathor, Ujjwal Raman Singh, Tanuj Punia) was stopped from visiting the Ram temple in Ayodhya. ✓ reachable · archived