» Given up Hindutva , Alleges BJP as Sena Links Drive to Collect Ram Temple Funds With Canvassing For 2024 LS Elections
2-MIN READ Given up Hindutva , Alleges BJP as Sena Links Drive to Collect Ram Temple Funds With Canvassing For 2024 LS Elections
BJP leader Pravin Darekar
The Shiv Sena had alleged that the mass contact initiative to collect funds from the public for the Ram temple construction in Ayodhya is akin to canvassing for the 2024 general elections in the name of Lord Ram.
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The Shiv Sena linking the drive to collect funds from people for the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya with canvassing for the 2024 general polls suggests that the Uddhav Thackeray-led party has given up Hindutva , BJP leader Pravin Darekar alleged on Monday. Speaking to reporters here, the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council also said that Sena MP Sanjay Raut made critical remarks about the initiative seemingly sensing that the party is losing its mass b
In the editorial of its mouthpiece Saamana , the Sena said it was never decided that the grand temple will be constructed through public donations, and political campaigning in the name of Lord Ram has to be stopped at some point of time. It is the insult of Lord Ram and Hindutva if donations are sought in God s name, going door-to-door, Raut, executive editor of Saamana , had told reporters.
Without naming any party, he also called for stopping the political drama in the name of the Lord Ram.
Hitting back, Darekar said, We can see statements coming from the Shiv Sena as if it has nearly given up Hindutva.
Updated Dec 21, 2020 | 13:17 IST
An editorial in Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana said it was never decided that the grand temple will be constructed through public donations. Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut | Photo Credit: IANS
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Monday alleged that the mass contact initiative to collect funds from the public for the Ram temple construction in Ayodhya is akin to canvassing for the 2024 general elections in the name of Lord Ram.
The BJP, however, dismissed the charge, saying it is not a political issue for the party, and accused the Shiv Sena of laying roadblocks earlier in the bhoomi pujan of Ram temple construction and now by creating hurdles in the donation initiative in which people are participating voluntarily .
Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad president Narendra Giri attends the Sant Sammelan at Kesar Bhawan in Prayagraj on Saturday
PRAYAGRAJ: Seers, saints and volunteers of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) will reach out to 12 crore Hindu families in five lakh villages across the country between Makar Sankranti (January 15, 2021) and Maghi Purnima (February 27) to urge public participation in the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya and collection of funds for it.
VHP volunteers will meet the President, Vice President and Prime Minister on January 15, 2021 marking the launch of the campaign.
The campaign also aims to connect people with Ram temple and to brief youngsters about the history of Ram Janmabhoomi struggle.
The temple will be constructed by Larson and Toubro at a cost of about Rs 300-400 crore.
The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust will launch one of the biggest fundraising campaigns on January 14 for the construction of the Ayodhya Ram temple, covering half of the country’s population.
The Trust, which is facilitating the construction, said nearly 4 lakh volunteers will cover 55 crore people (11 crore families) in 5 lakh villages during the whirlwind campaign of 44 days ending on February 27, the first day of holy bath in the Kumbh Mela.
“People will be made aware of the historical significance of the Janmabhoomi movement. The Trust has envisaged that just as crores of Rambhakts contributed for the freedom of Ram Janmabhoomi, the temple shall also be built with their voluntary contributions,” read a tweet by the Trust. The families will also be given photos of the proposed Ram temple model.