Union Defence Rajnath Singh on Tuesday asserted that the perception that India was a "weak country" has changed in the past nine years because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and it is now considered as "strong and powerful."
On Sunday, BJP president JP Nadda launched a nationwide cleanliness drive at temples. The initiative was launched focusing on temples, which will continue till January 22, the day of the consecration ceremony at the Ayodhya Ram temple.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Monday that the Bhajan Sandhya Sthal on the banks of Saryu in Ayodhya, where a Bhajan Sandhya is being organised, was built during the Samajwadi Party government's rule.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday asserted that the Indian military is not only focussing on tradition but is also bringing about a positive change through new innovations and ideas.
A total of six helicopters have been arranged from Lucknow to Ayodhya, out of which three helicopters will fly from Ayodhya and three helicopters from Lucknow.
In a push towards cleanliness ahead of the Pran Pratishtha ceremony in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya spearheaded a cleanliness drive at the Balkeshwar Hanuman Temple in Lucknow.