Delhi Confidential: Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel observes Dec 6, day Babri Masjid was demolished, as ‘Shaurya Divas’

“Best wishes to all Ram devotees on #Shaurya_Divas. Salute to all those kar sevaks, devotees of Ram who made sacrifices for the construction of #Ram_mandir in Ayodhya," Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti Prahlad Singh Patel tweeted

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Different note: While no official reference or comment is usually made by the government on December 6 — the day Babri Masjid in Ayodhya was demolished in 1992, Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti Prahlad Singh Patel on Tuesday “observed” the day as “Shaurya Divas”.

Taking to Twitter, Patel said, “Today is 6th December, Ram Ram, Jai Siyaram on the memorable day.” “Best wishes to all Ram devotees on #Shaurya_Divas. Salute to all those kar sevaks, devotees of Ram who made sacrifices for the construction of #Ram_mandir in Ayodhya,” he tweeted

सभी रामभक्तों को #शौर्य_दिवस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं।

उन सभी कारसेवकों, रामभक्तों को नमन जिन्होंने आयोध्या में #राम_मंदिर निर्माण के लिए बलिदान दिया। pic.twitter.com/E87uFUdTiu

— Prahlad Singh Patel (@prahladspatel) December 6, 2022

Football fever: Finally, the wish of some of the football crazy ‘yatris’ walking with Rahul Gandhi was met on Tuesday when a big screen was put at the camp site in Rajasthan for the Morocco vs Spain match. Rahul Gandhi, K C Venugopal, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and several other leaders enjoyed the game which went late into the night.

Show of strength: Tripura’s indigenous political outfit TIPRA Motha held a two-day dharna at Jantar Mantar, demanding separate ‘Greater Tipraland’ state. In a show of strength, Pradyot Debbarman, the chief of the party, brought along 1,500 supporters from Tripura for the demonstration. Many of those who came over had not even been to Agartala, the the state capital, ever before.

Keeping that in mind, Debbarman took them out for a tour of India Gate and Kartavya Path in the evening on Tuesday, after the dharna winded up. He also dined with them at Ambedkar Bhavan, where arrangements had been made for their lodging.