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The temple trust, who organised the event, invited several Opposition leaders, but they have decided to stay away from the grand event. The opposition parties cannot go to the event as they claimed that the ruling government has turned the religious event into a political one ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
In a video, Rahul Gandhi can be seen asking the police why he was being stopped. | Latest News India
A large contingent of security forces stopped Gandhi and other Congress leaders, who are in Assam as part of Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, when they arrived at Batadrava Than around 9am | Latest News India
Rahul Gandhi was halted at Haiboragaon and not allowed to go further. The former Congress chief was planning to pay respects to the local deity before starting his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra on Monday.
In a post on X, Jairam Ramesh said that first, the temple head welcomed Rahul Gandhi's visit but Assam CM suddenly announced that he could only visit Batadrava Than after 3 pm on January 22, which is the Pran Pratishtha day of Lord Ram in Ayodhya.