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BJP National President Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda participated in a short discussion in Rajya Sabha on the historic construction of Shri Ram Temple and the ‘Pran Pratishtha’ ceremony on 10 February 2024. Shri Nadda said the temple will serve as a symbol embodying the finest human values and stands as a reminder of peaceful coexistence, even amid global conflicts. The House later adopted a resolution hailing the consecration of Shri Ram Temple on January 22
BJP National President Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda said the day the idol of Shri Ram Lalla was consecrated at the newly constructed grand temple in Ayodhya “is a day of a renaissance of the spiritual and cultural consciousness of the country which will be remembered for centuries” even as he further added that its construction was never a political issue for BJP and the party never tried to take advantage of it. How is it a BJP event?
Rejecting the opposition’s allegations that the ‘Pran Pratistha’ ceremony was made an event of BJP and RSS, Shri Nadda said despite being the National President of the party, he could not be a part of the ‘Pran Pratistha’ ceremony.
Many generations have passed in this long struggle of 500 years. After the demolishing of his Janmabhoomi temple, the exile of Lord Shri Ram lasted for 500 years. After this extensive struggle, today, when Shri Ram Lalla is seated in his grand temple, it is a historic and glorious time for all of us
It was the Nyas which invited the PM. How is it a BJP event? But if some people’s conscience is gnawing at them for having refused to join the ceremony, I can’t do anything about it,” Shri Nadda said.
BJP did not try to score political points over Ayodhya
He said the BJP did not try to score political points over Ayodhya’s Ram Temple as not a single political statement was made by the party during its consecration ceremony. “We have not tried to score political points over this. When we were just two in Parliament (1984), we were struggling for Ram and when we are 300, we are still struggling for Ram. Not a single political statement was made by the BJP during the consecration ceremony. It was our conviction, our commitment, which we tried to fulfill,” Shri Nadda said.
PM Modi consecrated Shri Raghunath
He said, there was a time when a Prime Minister considered it a sin to attend the consecration ceremony of the Somnath temple. This is also the time when the respected Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi consecrated Shri Raghunath by adopting the life of a Sanyasi while following all the rules of Yama & Niyama.
BJP resolution during Palampur convention
The BJP National President said in its resolution during Palampur convention in 1989, BJP had committed to clearing the path for constructing a grand temple at Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya. “I have seen the struggle for the construction of the temple at the birthplace of Lord Shri Ram with my own eyes, have been a witness to it and it has given me strength”.
Struggle of 500 years
Shri Nadda said many generations have passed in this long struggle of 500 years. After the demolishing of his Janmabhoomi temple, the exile of Lord Shri Ram lasted for 500 years. After this extensive struggle, today, when Shri Ram Lalla is seated in his grand temple, it is a historic and glorious time for all of us.
He further said, Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram is the soul, values and way of life of this country. Lord Ram is present in many religious texts; many countries have also adopted Shri Ram from the religious point of view.