Union Minister Prahlad Joshi on Monday said that wisdom has dawned on the Congress after the Karnataka government issued the circular to 34,000 temples in the State to perform special pooja on January 22 when the idol of Ram Lalla will be installed in Ayodhya.
"It is beyond my understanding that instead of worrying about his own department why he is worried about abusing Sanatana Dharma...What surprises me is why his party's leadership and friends in the alliance tolerate this," Paswan told ANI on Monday.
Pran Pratishtha ceremony of the new idol of Ram Lalla at the sanctum sanctorum of the upcoming Ram Temple in Ayodhya is scheduled for January 22. The ceremony is set to be performed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Amid the security arrangements in Ayodhya ahead of the grand consecration of Ram Lalla on January 22, a State Task Force (STF) team has been put together in the temple town and the entire security deployment is being monitored by the ADG, law and order.
nion Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Pratima Bhoumik on Saturday said that the country will observe Diwali on January 22, the day when the consecration ceremony of the Lord Ram Lalla idol is scheduled in Ayodhya.
"We did the Darshan of Ram Lalla. We also saw the construction of Ram Temple... Everyone's dream is going to be fulfilled on January 22nd... That will be an emotional moment for everyone. Whenever we came to Ayodhya, we had to do the Darshan of Lord Rama in a hut, but from January 22 onwards
The Minority Morcha has planned to light lamps in 36 dargahs and famous mosques across Delhi, including the Jama Masjid, Nizamuddin Dargah and the Qutub Minar, as part of a program to light lamps across the country from January 12 to January 22, party officials said.
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Sharad Sharma on Friday said that the agitation for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya was bigger than the movement for the country's independence in 1947.