Kohima, Jan 16: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi announced on Tuesday that the Congress would not be participating in the Pran Pratishtha ceremony scheduled for January 22 in Ayodhya.
He attributed this decision to the event being perceived as “an election and political function.”
During interactions with the media, Rahul Gandhi stated, “It is challenging for us (Congress) to attend the January 22 function as it is Modi’s event. The BJP consistently imparts an election-oriented tone to various occasions, even those of a religious nature. We uphold the principles of equal respect for all religions.”
Gandhi highlighted that leading Hindu religious figures were expressing concerns about the January 22 function, underlining its entanglement with politics and the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
On the third day of his ongoing Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra (BJNY), currently in Nagaland, the Congress leader characterised the Ayodhya event as political, labeling it as an RSS-BJP function.
Regarding the status of the INDIA bloc, Gandhi expressed optimism, stating, “I believe everything will be resolved smoothly. There are a few issues, but in most places, there are not many complications, and the media has been exaggerating some matters. There is mutual respect among INDIA bloc partners.”
Rahul Gandhi affirmed that the alliance was gearing up and would be well-prepared to tackle the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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