NDA, INDIA bloc MPs face-off outside Parliament over Jharkhand protest, Ram temple donation issues

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Updated - August 13, 2026 01:53 pm IST - New Delhi

Congress MP Jebi Mather, AAP MP Sanjay Singh and other Opposition MPs stage a protest at the Makar Dwar of Parliament over alleged police action against CJP protesters on July 20 and the issue of alleged embezzlement of donations to the Ayodhya Ram Mandir during the ongoing Monsoon Session, in New Delhi on August 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI

Ruling NDA and Opposition INDIA bloc MPs came face-to-face near Parliament's Makar Dwar on Thursday (August 13, 2026) — with security personnel forming a cordon between them — as they staged protests and raised counter-slogans over police action on job aspirants in Jharkhand and issues surrounding the alleged theft of donations at the Ram temple in Ayodhya.