Ram Temple Inauguration: A Befitting Reply to Those Who Mocked BJP, says Fadnavis

GG News Bureau
Pune, 26th Dec. The inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22 is a fitting response to those who used to criticize the BJP with the taunt “mandir wahi banayenge par tarikh nahi batayenge” (we will build the temple, but won’t give a date), said Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday.

The opposition Congress and leaders from other parties often mocked the BJP, claiming that it was using the temple issue for political gains, even though they were unsure if it would ever be built.

Speaking at the Atal Sanskriti Gaurav Awards event, Fadnavis stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had fulfilled the dreams of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee by constructing the Ram Temple and revoking Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

“Once Atalji was taunted in Lok Sabha over his government’s common minimum programme not having references to the Ram Mandir, Uniform Civil Code and Article 370. At the time, Atalji said he was leading a coalition government of 22 parties,” Fadnavis said.

“However, Atalji had said the day his party comes to power with a majority, the Ram Temple will be built and Article 370 would be scrapped. This has become reality after PM Modi came to power,” the deputy CM added.

Taking a swipe at the opposition, Fadnavis said now some parties are asking if the Ram Temple is the “private property” of the BJP.

“These are the same people who used to mock us saying mandir wahi banayenge par tarikh nahi batayenge (we will the build the temple there but will not reveal a date for it). Now the temple has been built and the date (of idol consecration) has been announced,” he said.

If you have the courage, come to Ayodhya and we will show you the temple, Fadnavis said in a swipe at opposition parties.

December 25th marks the birth anniversary of Vajpayee, a day that the Union government celebrates as Good Governance Day.