The Uttar Pradesh government informed the Supreme Court that the initial charge sheet in the Ram Mandir Chanda Chori case will be filed within two days to prevent the accused from obtaining statutory bail. Appearing for the state, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted a detailed status report from the Special Investigation Team in a sealed cover. The court noted that CCTV footage, material evidence, and software donation receipts are being analyzed, while directing the jurisdictional sessions court to handle the trial proceedings. Meanwhile, a political confrontation erupted in Karnataka over the singing of Vande Mataram. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi criticized the Congress government after only two stanzas were played in the Karnataka Assembly, prompting opposition BJP MLAs to sing the remaining stanzas on the floor of the House.
