Shilanyas of Ram Mandir took place when Rajiv Gandhi was PM: Sharad Pawar

On Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertaking an 11-day fast ahead of the consecration ceremony, Pawar said, "I respect his faith in Ram, but had he decided to observe a fast to eliminate poverty, people would have appreciated it."

The veteran leader was speaking at a public meeting at Nipani in Karnataka. (Photo/X/@PawarSpeaks)

`Shilanyas’ for a Ram temple at Ayodhya was conducted when Rajiv Gandhi was the country’s prime minister and the BJP and RSS are doing politics on the issue, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar said on Tuesday.

The veteran leader was speaking at a public meeting at Nipani in Karnataka.

कर्नाटक राज्यातील बेळगाव जिल्ह्यातील निपाणी येथे सहकार रत्न श्री. उत्तम पाटील यांचा सत्कार, सन्मान आणि कृतज्ञता सोहळा तसेच राष्ट्रवादी काँग्रेस पक्ष कार्यकर्ता मेळावा व नवनियुक्त ग्रामपंचायत सदस्यांचा सत्कार या कार्यक्रमाप्रसंगी उपस्थितांना संबोधित केले.

ज्यांचे आपण आत्ताच विचार… pic.twitter.com/evd347CoRJ

— Sharad Pawar (@PawarSpeaks) January 16, 2024

“The shilanyas (laying of first stone) was conducted during Rajiv Gandhi’s tenure, but today the BJP and RSS are doing politics in the name of Lord Ram,” Pawar said.
On Prime Minister Narendra Modi undertaking an 11-day fast ahead of the consecration ceremony, Pawar said, “I respect his faith in Ram, but had he decided to observe a fast to eliminate poverty, people would have appreciated it.”

A consecration ceremony would be performed at the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22.

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