Why is PM Modi in a hurry to inaugurate Ram Temple? Congress hits out at BJP for ‘not listening’ to Shankaracharyas

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Ram Temple inauguration in Ayodhya, Congress hit out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) commenting ‘why are they in a hurry to inaugurate an under-construction building’. Shankaracharyas cited that the event is not happening adhering to scriptural guidelines for the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony Taking a jibe at the BJP, Congress leader Alka Lamba, "Ask them (BJP), why are the Shankaracharyas not going (to attend the Pran Pratishtha ceremony).

They said that construction of Ram Mandir is incomplete, why are the BJP and PM in a hurry? Inaugurating the temple while it is under construction and politicising it; it is evident because elections are nearing." On a similar note, Karnataka Congress leader Priyank Kharge questioned, "The four Shankaracharyas and saints are saying that the Ram temple is incomplete. Why is BJP seeking answers from Congress, but not listening to what the Shankaracharyas are saying?" Uttarakhand’s Jyotir Mutt head, shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati noted four prominent shankaracharyas will not attend the event as the consecration ceremony will take place without completing the construction of the temple “Not because of any aversion or hatred, but because it’s shankaracharyas’ duty to follow shastra-vidhi (rituals of the shastras) and ensure that they are followed.

And here, shastra-vidhi is being ignored. The biggest problem is that the pran pratishtha (consecration) is being done when the temple is still incomplete," he said as reported by the Print On the other hand, Swami Avimukteshwaranand, Shankaracharya of Jyotish Peeth Math emphasised that ‘the construction of the temple doesn't signify a victory for Sanatan Dharma.’ "Ayodhya already had a Ram Mandir before, and its construction isn't a