Sanjay Raut, the head of the Shiv Sena’s (Uddhav faction), criticised Eknath Shinde, the chief minister of Maharashtra, and Devendra Fadnavis for visiting Ayodhya on Sunday. Ayodhya is being visited at a time when “farmers in the state are in difficulty owing to rain and hailstorm,” according to Raut.
They are travelling to Ayodhya while disregarding all the problems in the state.
Will Lord Ram grant them favour? said Raut.
“We too believe in Lord Ram,” the Shiv Sena leader said. Also, we have made multiple trips to Ayodhya. But BJP didn’t come over with our group. They mimic our actions. The public is aware of who is the original and who is a copy.
Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, greeted CM Eknath Shinde and Fadnavis, along with other Shiv Sena MPs who arrived in Ayodhya on Sunday morning.
After being sworn in as the chief minister of Maharashtra in June of last year, this is Shinde’s first trip to the temple town.
According to Shinde, his group received the “bow and arrow” insignia because Lord Ram is among them. It’s not a political visit, I promise. I often go to Ayodhya, but this is my first visit as chief minister. All of our party leaders want to get Lord Ram’s blessings. I want to express my gratitude to Yogi-ji and his ministers for coming to greet us, he said.
The CM will visit the Ram Mandir building site and conduct “aarti” on the banks of the Saryu River later in the day.
As deputy CM Fadnavis arrived in Lucknow, he said, “I am really delighted that I am heading to Ayodhya to seek Lord Ram’s blessing.”