India: Congress' Rai claims 'arrest' ahead of temple visit

DW | 30.06.2026 16:29
The head of India's opposition Congress party in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Ajay Rai, alleged that he was held by police authorities at his hotel in the northern city of Ayodhya, just as he arrived with a party delegation on Monday to visit the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir amid an ongoing graft row.