NEW DELHI: In a significant political growth, the Congress get together on Wednesday mentioned that it has determined to skip the inauguration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya slated to be held on January 22. The transfer, based on a celebration assertion, is attributed to issues over the occasion being strategically superior for electoral good points by the BJP and RSS. ”The inauguration of the unfinished temple by the leaders of the BJP and the RSS has been introduced ahead for electoral acquire,” the assertion issued by the Congress get together mentioned.
Congress Leaders Decline Invitation
The assertion emphasised the Congress get together’s dedication to upholding the 2019 Supreme Court docket judgment whereas respecting the emotions of hundreds of thousands who maintain Lord Ram in excessive regard. Notable get together figures, together with Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, have gracefully declined the invitation, characterizing the occasion as distinctly aligned with the RSS and BJP, based on the assertion.
“Final month, the Congress President and Chief of the Opposition within the Rajya Sabha Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Get together Chairperson, Smt. Sonia Gandhi and the Chief of the Congress Get together within the Lok Sabha Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury obtained an invite to attend the inauguration ceremony of the Ram Mandir at Ayodhya to be held on January 22nd, 2024,” Congress normal secretary Jairam Ramesh mentioned within the assertion.
“Lord Ram is worshipped by hundreds of thousands in our nation. Faith is a private matter. However the RSS/BJP have lengthy made a political challenge of the temple in Ayodhya. The inauguration of the unfinished temple by the leaders of the BJP and the RSS has been clearly introduced ahead for electoral acquire. Whereas abiding by the 2019 Supreme Court docket judgment and honouring the emotions of hundreds of thousands who revere Lord Ram, Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, Smt. Sonia Gandhi and Shri Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury have respectfully declined the invitation to what’s clearly an RSS/BJP occasion,” the assertion added.
Right here is the assertion of Shri @Jairam_Ramesh, Normal Secretary (Communications), Indian Nationwide Congress. pic.twitter.com/JcKIEk3afy
— Congress (@INCIndia) January 10, 2024
Sonia, Kharge, Chowdhury On The Visitor Listing
Beforehand invited to the consecration ceremony on January 22, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, and Lok Sabha chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury had been individually prolonged invites. The continued invitation course of is predicted to incorporate former prime ministers Manmohan Singh and HD Deve Gowda, together with numerous different opposition leaders within the coming days.
Various Visitor Listing Raises Eyebrows
Whereas the heads of main nationwide political events have obtained invites, chief ministers and governors are notably absent from the checklist, regardless of their get together management roles. The inclusive visitor checklist options figures from numerous domains, together with non secular leaders, actors, industrialists, and heads of temples like Kashi Vishwanath and Vaishno Devi.
Advani, Joshi Invited Amid Well being Issues
In a notable transfer, the Vishva Hindu Parishad has prolonged invites to BJP veterans LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, key figures from the ’90s Ram Mandir motion. Each leaders, now of their nineties, expressed their intent to take part, contingent on their well being situations.
PM Modi To Attend Idol Set up
The grand ceremony is ready to witness the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who might be attending the set up of the idol of Ram Lalla. As per temple officers, the ceremony might be held over seven days ranging from January 16. Preparations are underway in full swing for the Ram Temple ‘Pran Pratishtha’ on January 22, which is able to draw dignitaries and folks from all walks of life. The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Belief has determined to enthrone Ram Lalla on the sanctum-sanctorum of the Ram Temple at midday on January 22.
Vedic rituals for the Pran-Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya will start on January 16, per week earlier than the principle ceremony. A priest from Varanasi, Lakshmi Kant Dixit, will carry out the principle rituals of the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla on January 22. From January 14 to January 22, Ayodhya will mark the Amrit Mahotsav. Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Rama, holds nice non secular, historic, and cultural significance for the folks of India.
