BJP has made Ram Mandir an issue: Ashok Gehlot on Congress not attending Pran Pratishtha event
Congress for not attending the Ram Mandir event at Ayodhya, former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that it was the BJP which had made the event into an issue.
«It was the BJP which made it (Ram Mandir) an issue which has led to this problem,» Gehlot said speaking to ANI.
The former Chief Minister said that since everyone has faith in the Lord Ram and has welcomed Supreme Court's verdict the government and the trust should have acted appropriately.
«The Ram Mandir is the centre of everyone's faith. The Supreme Court had given its verdict and the differences were solved peacefully.
People from every religion, caste and class welcomed this step. The government and the trust should have acted appropriately,» Gehlot said.
The senior Congress leader said that even our Shankaracharyas (religious guru) will not be attending the Ram Mandir event which shows that the reason for not attending it is important.
«When they politicised the event and took decisions, our Shankaracharyas, who are at the top of Sanatan Dharma and guide us, said that they will not be attending the event.
This has become such an issue that all Shankarachariyas are saying they will boycott this event. If the Shankaracharyas are saying so, it has its own importance,» Gehlot said.
Gehlot said that the BJP should have taken everyone into confidence while planning the event as Ram Mandir is for the public.
«They (BJP) should not have let it turn into such a controversy.
