India on Wednesday slammed Pakistan over its remarks on flag-hoisting at Lord Ram temple in Ayodhya, rejecting its comments "with the contempt they deserve" and asking it to turn "its gaze inwards and focus on its own abysmal human rights records".
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's historic act of hoisting the sacred 'Dharma Dhwaj' atop the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya, calling it a "big day for the entire country and Ayodhya."
Earlier in the day, PM Modi, along with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, ceremonially hoisted the saffron flag atop the temple's 191-foot-high shikhar in Ayodhya, symbolising the completion of construction of the historic Ram Temple.
Marking a momentous occasion in the nation's socio-cultural and spiritual landscape, Prime Minister Narendra Modi ceremonially hoisted a saffron flag on the "shikhar" of the sacred Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Temple in Ayodhya on Tuesday.
CM Yadav said, "The grand hoisting of the saffron flag by Prime Minister Modi on the top of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, in the presence of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Sarsanghchalak, Mohan Bhagwat, is overwhelming for all of us."
Congress leader Rashid Alvi on Tuesday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi for hoisting a saffron flag at the Ram Janmanbhoomi Temple in Ayodhya, asking him if he would do so at a worship place for other religious communities.
New Delhi [India], November 25 (ANI): On the occasion of Ayodhya Dhwajarohan, Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said that the Dhwajarohan (flag hoisting) of the Ayodhya temple is the "representation of the faith of 140 crore Indians" and "in this direction the final step was complete
Speaking to ANI, Totadri Math Jagadguru Swami Anantacharya said the ceremony carried deep symbolic meaning for the country, emphasising how the flag signals sanctity and purpose from afar.
The remarks come ahead of the historic 'Dhwajarohan' ceremony at the newly constructed Ram Temple in Ayodhya. PM Modi will hoist the sacred saffron flag atop the 191-foot-high shikhara of the Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi Temple during a special flag-hoisting ceremony.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday ceremonially hoisted the saffron flag atop the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple's 191-foot-high shikhar in Ayodhya, symbolising the completion of the temple's construction.
He will ceremonially hoist the sacred saffron flag atop the temple's 191-foot-high shikharan, symbolising the completion of the temple's construction and the ushering in of a new chapter of cultural celebration and national unity.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday offered prayers at the Saptmandir at the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple premises, ahead of the flag-hoisting ceremony at the temple.