Claim
In its entire existence, Anurag Dhanda's party (AAP) did nothing for the construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya — no kar seva, no donations.
“बताइए पूरे जीवन काल में अयोध्या के प्रभु श्री राम मंदिर बनने के लिए अनुराग ढांडा की पार्टी ने क्या किया है? कार सेवा करी, चंदा दिया? नहीं इन्होंने कुछ नहीं करा है।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The narrow assertion is technically true in part — there is no record of AAP as a party donating to the Ram Mandir, and it performed no kar seva. But the framing is misleading: kar seva occurred in 1990 and 1992, about 20 years before AAP was founded in 2012, so demanding kar seva from the party is anachronistic; the temple's 2021 donation drive collected from individuals, not political parties, a standard by which virtually no party 'donated'. The sweeping claim that AAP 'did nothing' also omits documented supportive actions: AAP welcomed the 2019 Supreme Court verdict enabling construction, and its Delhi government added Ayodhya to its free pilgrimage scheme for senior citizens. No major Indian fact-checker (AltNews, BOOM, Factly, Newschecker, PIB) was found to have checked this specific rhetorical claim as of the broadcast date.
Evidence
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aam_Aadmi_Party AAP was founded in November 2012, roughly two decades after the kar seva movements of 1990 and 1992, so the party could not have participated in kar seva as an organization. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.opindia.com/2023/12/babri-demolition-by-karsevaks-paved-the-way-for-ram-mandir-temple-in-ayodhya/ Kar seva in Ayodhya took place in 1990 and 1992, organized by the VHP/RSS/BJP combine — before AAP existed. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.india.com/news/delhi/ayodhya-included-in-delhi-govt-free-pilgrimage-scheme-tirth-yatra-yojana-senior-citizens-arvind-kejriwal-ram-janmabhoomi-mandir-5071500/ The AAP-led Delhi government added Ayodhya/Ram Janmabhoomi to its free Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojana, funding pilgrimages for senior citizens — a concrete Ayodhya-related action by the party's government. ✗ unreachable · HTTP 403
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Supreme_Court_verdict_on_Ayodhya_dispute Kejriwal and AAP publicly supported the November 2019 Supreme Court verdict that paved the way for the temple's construction. ✓ reachable · archived
- https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/uttar-pradesh/kejriwal-prays-at-ayodhyas-ram-mandir-amid-donation-row-says-bigwigs-being-protected/ Context of the broadcast: Kejriwal visited the Ram Mandir in June 2026 amid the donation-embezzlement row he was raising, which the anchor's remark was countering. ✓ reachable · archived