Because they saw vote-bank and feared their skull cap would fall off, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said despite an invitation, Congress and Samajwadi Party leaders did not attend the foundation laying and consecration ceremonies of the Ram temple.
A documentary on Singhal’s life was also screened on the occasion. Singhal dedicated his life for Ram Janmabhoomi, Adityanath added. “The flame he ignited was not just for Ram Janmabhoomi but for re-consecration of every national pride point. This is the ideological victory of VHP. Bajrangis should be alert, Kalanemi (a demon) will infiltrate Ram’s work. Babur’s devotees will try to insult you, but Bajrangbali’s devotees should not let their conspiracy succeed.”
He was addressing a gathering at the launch of the birth centenary year (1926-2026) celebrations of former Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international president Ashok Singhal at CMS, Gomti Nagar Extension.
We have to work unitedly to end every symbol of slavery,” the chief minister said. Accusing “Ram-drohis” (those who betrayed Ram) of leaving no stone unturned to defame Ayodhya, he said, “Those who opposed Ram temple and fired bullets on Ram bhakts are now trying to project themselves as Ram bhakts.
“They conspired that the verdict should not come in favour of the Ram temple. The Congress had filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court that Ram-Krishna had no existence. Those present on the occasion included VHP central organisation general secretary Milind Parande, RSS prant pracharak Kaushal, Sant Shrikrishna Shah Vidyarthi, Ravindra Kirti Swami, Bhante Sheelratna, Sardar Nirmal Singh, Mahant Avdhesh Das, Mahant Dharmendra Das, Mahant Divya Giri, VHP prant president Kanhaiya Lal Agarwal, kshetra organisation secretary Gajendra, Cabinet Minister Swatantra Dev Singh, MLC Mahendra Singh and CMS founder Bharti Gandhi.
On cow protection, the chief minister said earlier Gomata used to be slaughtered in illegal slaughterhouses in UP but these were closed in 2017. The strictest law was enacted, and more than 7700 gaushalas were built, he added.
He said when the Ram Janmabhoomi case reached court, Ashok Singhal’s team had advocates, archaeologists, subject experts with facts and evidence, while on the other side, the Congress, Samajwadi Party and the Left had baseless rantings and false facts. Those who insulted the Hindu society are now asking us questions about Ayodhya,” he said.
