Claim
Ajay Rai had wanted to go with his supporters but did not have permission to do so; now that permission has been given, he is going — everything happened as per process and procedure.
“अजय राय हेड वांटेड टू गो विद हिज़ सपोर्टर्स, डिड नॉट हैव परमिशन टू गो देयर विद सपोर्टर्स। नाउ दैट द परमिशन हैज़ बीन गिवेन, ही इज़ गोइंग... एवरीथिंग हैपेंस विद प्रोसेस एंड प्रोसीजर।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The claim's kernel is true: Rai eventually visited the Ram temple on June 30, 2026 after the administration permitted it. But the framing that he merely lacked permission to bring supporters and that 'everything happened as per process and procedure' misrepresents the reported events. Multiple outlets and wire reports state Rai was detained/house-arrested around midnight without a cited formal order, held roughly 24 hours, and that individual delegation MPs — who Congress says had given the administration advance intimation — were stopped, confined, or detained, with one MP (KL Sharma) forcibly taken to the airport and never allowed darshan. No fact-checker piece (AltNews, BOOM, Factly, Newschecker) on this specific claim was found as of the broadcast date, so the verdict rests on contemporaneous wire and mainstream reporting.
Evidence
- https://m.thewire.in/article/politics/up-congress-chief-ajay-rai-placed-under-house-arrest-before-visit-to-ayodhya-ram-temple UP Congress chief Ajay Rai was placed under house arrest in Ayodhya late on June 29-30, 2026, ahead of a planned Congress delegation visit to the Ram temple — he was forcibly moved from his hotel to a university guest house around midnight and held under police watch, not merely awaiting a routine permission. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://aninews.in/news/national/politics/congress-mp-kl-sharma-questions-bjps-sanatan-after-ajay-rai-put-under-house-arrest-in-ayodhya20260630131740/ Congress said the delegation (MPs KL Sharma, Rakesh Rathor, Ujjwal Raman Singh, Tanuj Punia) had informed the administration in advance, yet members were stopped en route, confined to their homes, or detained by police — the obstruction extended to individual MPs, not just crowds of supporters. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://thefederal.com/category/states/north/uttar-pradesh/ayodhya-donation-row-ajay-rai-congress-248606 Rai was allowed to leave the guest house after nearly 24 hours and offered prayers at the Ram temple on June 30 — confirming the kernel of the claim that he ultimately went once allowed. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a1782060.html Congress MP Kishori Lal Sharma said he was not allowed inside the Ram Temple and was forcibly taken to the airport, contradicting the framing that everything proceeded per process and procedure. ✓ reachable · archived