Northeast Desk, 16th January: During the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, Rahul Gandhi took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, describing the upcoming Ram Mandir inauguration in Ayodhya as Modi’s political event. Gandhi stated, “The RSS and the BJP have made the 22nd January function a completely political Narendra Modi function. It’s an RSS BJP function, and I think that is why the Congress president said that he would not go to the function.”
Asserting the Congress party’s openness to all religions, Gandhi pointed out that even prominent Hindu authorities had expressed their views, considering the event as political. He stated, “So it is difficult for us to go to a political function which is designed around the Prime Minister of India and designed around the RSS.”
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury have declined invitations, accusing the BJP of turning the ceremony into a “political project.” Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai and other leaders, however, adhered to their plan to offer prayers in Ayodhya on Makar Sankranti, prompting a response from the BJP labeling them as opportunists.
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