2024-01-17 07:06:06
At the consecration ceremony of Ayodhya Ram Temple (Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Bihar CM Lalu Yadav declined the invitation to attend the ceremony. With this, he became the latest opposition leader to decline an invitation to the function to be held on January 22. In the morning, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar also announced that he would not attend the function. But he also informed that he will visit the temple later.
Pawar said in a letter to Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Temple Champat Rai, general secretary, that he will take time to visit following completing the consecration ceremony on January 22. Earlier, Pawar had criticized the BJP for not getting an invitation to the function. He said it is difficult to understand whether the party is using the issue for religious or political purposes.
“It is not known whether BJP is using the issue for political or commercial purposes. We are happy that the temple, which has been donated by many people, is coming up,’ said Pawar.
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Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav also announced that he will visit the temple with his family following the inauguration ceremony. Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BSP chief Mayawati had earlier rejected the official invitation to participate in the dedication ceremony. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has informed that it will not participate in the function.
Meanwhile, Congress leaders had earlier announced that they would not participate in the function, alleging that the BJP and RSS had turned the dedication ceremony into a political event. Party President Mallikarjun Kharge, Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Lok Sabha Party Leader Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary have declined the invitation to the function, the Congress press release said. In a statement, the Congress alleged that the Ram temple was not completed and that the BJP and the RSS were aiming for electoral gains by inaugurating the unfinished temple.
Meanwhile, Alok Kumar said that President Draupadi Murmu and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar have also been invited to the function but they will not attend. There are several protocols regarding the travel of the President and the Vice President. However, both will reach Ayodhya on a convenient date following holding discussions with the Ram Mandir Trust. Presidents of all political parties have been invited to the consecration ceremony. VHP is assisting the Ram Mandir Trust in distributing invitations
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