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Updated: May 31, 2024 03:26 IST
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 31 (Desk): Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday offered prayers at Ram temple in Ayodhya and recalled his visit to the holy city as a young ‘kar sevak’ during the Ramjanmabhoomi movement and in the 1980s and 1990s.
“I am very happy that I have come here first time today after Ram Lalla is ‘virajmaan’ in Ram temple. Before this, I came here when the work (for the construction of the temple) was underway. I also came here as a Kar Sewak. So what I watched on television on January 22, I am able to witness today with my eyes. It’s a dream come true, and I am very happy,” he said.
Fadnavis is on a two-day poll-cum-pilgrimage to Varanasi and Ayodhya ahead of the seventh and last phase of Lok Sabha polls on June 1.
The visit assumes political significance as 13 constituencies, including the high-profile Varanasi seat where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is contesting, in Uttar Pradesh are going to polls on June 1.
“PM Modi has the blessings of Lord Ram. People believe ‘Jo Ram ko laayen hain, janta unko lana chahti hai,” he added on Lok Sabha elections.
Fadnavis, who led the BJP in the five-phased Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra for the 48 seats, took two days’ break to visit Uttar Pradesh. Polling in Maharashtra was held from April 19 to May 20.
The Ayodhya Ram Mandir, steeped in centuries of history and spirituality, holds profound significance for millions of devotees worldwide. Its inauguration on January 22, 2024, marked a historic milestone in India’s cultural and religious landscape, eliciting joy and fervour among believers. (Desk)
