Sunday, 14 January 2024 | PNS | DEHRADUN
The Bharatiya Janata Party State president Mahendra Bhatt has alleged that the Congress is spreading confusion regarding the participation of Shankaracharyas in the Pran Pratishtha ceremony at the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The Congress which always opposed the temple is unable to participate in the occasion due to its political compulsions, he said.
Interacting with media persons at the party’s State office here on Saturday, Bhatt said that the Congress thrives on creating obstacles. This is why it is always busy in trying to create hurdles in works related to Sanatan Dharma. The Congress is spreading lies on the subject of the Shankaracharyas not attending the Pran Pratishtha ceremony in an attempt to spread confusion. In fact, they have not said anything of this sort themselves or to their disciples. “As far as the Congress leaders not attending the ceremony is concerned, that party always opposed the construction of the Ram temple so it is stumped now when the grand temple is taking shape in front of their eyes. The scope of their appeasement politics is shrinking now. In order to retain what’s left of its vote bank, the Congress leaders are not going to the Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya. For such anti-Sanatan works, the public taught the Congress a lesson in the 2014 and 2019 elections and will do so again this time,” the BJP State president said.
Referring to talk of senior BJP leaders Lal Krishna Advani and Murali Manohar Joshi not attending the ceremony, he said that this is a rumour spread by the Congress. Both of these senior leaders have been invited by the temple trust but due to health reasons, their schedule has not been confirmed yet, Bhatt added.
BJP workers to serve devotees in Ayodhya
DEHRADUN : The Bharatiya Janata Party will send 10-member teams of its workers from Uttarakhand to Ayodhya to serve the devotees visiting the Ram temple there. The party’s State general secretary (Organisation) Ajaey Kumar said that teams of party workers from all districts will be sent to Ayodhya to serve the devotees who reach the Ram temple after the Pran Pratishtha ceremony.
Each team of 10 party workers will remain in Ayodhya for a period of 10 days after which the next team of party workers will reach and serve the devotees for 10 days. The party workers will assist in Bhandara, lodging arrangements and providing basic information to the devotees there.
