West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is unlikely to attend the \’dedication\’ of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22 subsequent yr, a senior Trinamool Congress chief instructed information company PTI on Wednesday.
Neither the Prime Minister nor any consultant of the West Bengal authorities or the social gathering will attend the occasion, TMC sources instructed the company. \”There is no such thing as a doubt that Mamata Banerjee or every other consultant of the TMC will attend the inauguration of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya subsequent month. We don\’t consider in mixing politics with faith,\” a senior TMC chief instructed PTI.
The TMC\’s stance on the Ayodhya occasion comes a day after the Communist Occasion of India (Marxist) rejected the invitation, with its president Sitaram Yechury saying faith is a private alternative. \”Our coverage is to respect spiritual beliefs and the correct of each particular person to pursue their beliefs. Faith is a private alternative that shouldn\’t be was a instrument for political acquire. Comrade Sitaram Yechury is not going to attend the ceremony regardless of receiving an invite to take action,\” he mentioned in a submit on X.
India is split over Ram temple ceremony
Nevertheless, the dedication occasion of the Ram temple in Ayodhya has left the opposition All India bloc divided. Samajwadi Occasion chief Dimple Yadav mentioned she would attend the occasion if invited. Shiv Sena (UBT) faction chief Sanjay Raut mentioned there was no want to ask social gathering president Uddhav Thackeray to go to Ayodhya as his social gathering has a long-standing affiliation with the UP city.
\”There is no such thing as a want to ask Uddhav Thackeray to Ayodhya. We\’re in Ayodhya earlier than you (BJP),\” Raut was quoted as saying by PTI. The Congress thanked the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Belief for the invitation, however didn\’t reveal its stand on whether or not senior leaders would attend it or not. “We invited, and we\’re very grateful to them for inviting us, allow us to (see),” mentioned KC Venugopal, Congress basic secretary.
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