Congress’ UP in-charge Avinash Pandey held a big meeting in Lucknow on Saturday. About 60 big leaders of UP were present in this meeting. Party MPs, former MPs, MLAs, former MLAs and former members of the Legislative Council were called. The only agenda of the meeting was the Lok Sabha elections, but the issue of Ayodhya came up at the very beginning of the meeting. The question arose as to what should be the party’s stand in this matter?
Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and party leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Choudhary have received invitation from Ram Janmabhoomi Trust. Ramlala’s life consecration is scheduled for 22nd January. But it has not yet been decided by the Congress whether the big leaders who have been called will go to Ayodhya or not.
Akhilesh Yadav has already made his stand clear
This time in UP, Congress is in the India alliance with Samajwadi Party and RLD. It has been decided to contest the elections in coordination with these parties. Samajwadi Party’s stand on the issue of Ram Temple has been that it will go when God calls. Akhilesh Yadav has been saying in recent times that Lord Ram belongs to everyone and we will go to Ayodhya only on his call. In a joking tone, he even said that you know when God calls.
Akhilesh had gone to Ayodhya during assembly elections
During the last assembly elections, he had gone to Ayodhya for election campaign. Then Akhilesh Yadav had said that when the temple is built then he will go to see Ramlala. His MP wife Dimple Yadav has also been saying that we will go when God calls. Vishwa Hindu Parishad working president Alok Kumar has said that the names of political party presidents Akhilesh Yadav, Nitish Kumar and Mayawati are in the list of invitees. Samajwadi Party’s Shafiqur Rehman Burke, ST Hasan and Swami Prasad Maurya are continuously giving statements against Ram Mandir.
UP Congress leaders will visit Ram temple on January 15
Some leaders of Samajwadi Party’s ally Congress are also no less. Many statements have been coming from his side regarding Ram Temple, but in the Congress meeting held in Lucknow, it has been decided to go to Ayodhya. It has been decided that after Makar Sankranti, the party leaders will go to Ayodhya together. It has been decided in the meeting that the party leaders will visit the Ram temple on January 15.
Former state president said – We will reach Ayodhya raising slogans
On the same day, all the leaders will first go to Hanumangarhi and perform puja. Former state president of the party Ajay Lallu said that we will reach Ayodhya raising slogans of Jai Siyaram. He said that BJP people are doing politics in the name of Ram. What is the need to give a card to someone to call the temple? This means that this time Congress is in the mood to openly do soft Hindutva politics in UP.