New Delhi: Will Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar go to Ayodhya on January 22 or not? The determination to attend the idol set up ceremony of Ram temple shall be his personal. JD(U) chief KC Tyagi mentioned this on Thursday, growing the suspense. Most of the opposition leaders have declined the invitation of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust for January 22. These embody Congress’ Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Samajwadi Party’s Akhilesh Yadav, CPI (M)’s Sitaram Yechury. Congress has introduced to not go, calling it a ‘BJP-RSS program’.
Will Nitish additionally refuse to go to Ayodhya like Sonia-Akhilesh or will JD(U)’s stand be totally different from the allies? On this query, Tyagi mentioned, ‘Nitish ji has received the invitation as the chief minister and the party president. Nitish ji has to decide on this and we will inform you of his decision.’
On January 22, Ram Lalla’s idol shall be put in in Ayodhya within the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. All the massive leaders of BJP and RSS will take part in that program. In addition, well-known personalities from India and overseas have additionally been invited. Opposition events’ leaders have been additionally invited. However, most of them determined to keep away from this system on January 22.
Congress’ Jairam Ramesh accused BJP and RSS of creating the temple set up a ‘political project’ for electoral good points. Congress additionally raised questions on the federal government’s intention over the inauguration of the ‘incomplete’ temple. Some Congress leaders will certainly be current in Ayodhya on January 22, however on a private degree.
Unlike different opposition events, JD(U) had earlier additionally expressed its need to take part within the temple inauguration. JD(U) spokesperson had informed The Indian Express on Monday, ‘Ram belongs to everybody. We respect all religions.
If we get the invitation for the temple inauguration in Ayodhya, we will certainly ship somebody.’ Tyagi had mentioned, ‘It does not matter who goes to Ayodhya on January 22. If we do not get the invitation, we will go according to our own account.’
Will Nitish Anger Allies By Going To Ayodhya?
If Nitish decides to go to Ayodhya on January 22, it might upset the allies of I.N.D.I.A. Most of the opposition alliance events have distanced themselves by calling it a ‘political program’. However, this has given BJP one other alternative to name the opposition events ‘anti-Hindu’.
BJP has opened a entrance towards Congress. If Nitish doesn’t come, BJP will even venture him as ‘anti-Hindu’. In such a scenario, it’s potential that Nitish could not go himself, however ship another chief of the celebration to Ayodhya. After all, JD(U) leaders name ‘secularism’ half of Nitish’s politics.
