During the ‘Atal Sanskriti Gaurav Awards’ event, Devendra Fadnavis mentioned that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had fulfilled the dreams of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee by overseeing the construction of the Ram Temple and the abrogation of Article 370.
On January 22, the inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya served as a response to those who used to criticize the BJP with the ‘mandir wahi banayenge par tarikh nahi batayenge’ remark, stated Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday.
Opposition parties, including the Congress, often ridiculed the Bharatiya Janata Party, claiming it was using the temple issue for political gains without certainty of it ever being built.
At the ‘Atal Sanskriti Gaurav Awards’ event, Fadnavis mentioned that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had fulfilled the dream of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee by overseeing the construction of the Ram Temple and the abrogation of Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
”At one point, Atalji was taunted in the Lok Sabha over his government’s common minimum programme not including references to the Ram Mandir, Uniform Civil Code, and Article 370. At that time, Atalji stated that he was leading a coalition government of 22 parties,” Fadnavis said.
”However, Atalji had proclaimed that the day his party came to power with a majority, the Ram Temple would be built and Article 370 would be scrapped. This has become a reality after Modi came to power,” the deputy CM added.
In a dig at the opposition, Fadnavis mentioned that now some parties are questioning if the Ram Temple is the ”private property” of the BJP.
”These are the same people who used to ridicule us by saying mandir wahi banayenge par tarikh nahi batayenge (we will build the temple there but will not reveal a date for it). Now the temple has been built and the date (of idol consecration) has been announced,” he said.
If you have the courage, come to Ayodhya and we will show you the temple, Fadnavis stated in a swipe at opposition parties. December 25 is the birth anniversary of Vajpayee, which the Union government celebrates as Good Governance Day.