Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde with bow and arrow during the event in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. (Image: News18)
Shinde, who is on his first visit to Ayodhya after becoming chief minister in June last year, offered prayers at the Ram temple
Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde, on his first visit to Ayodhya after becoming the CM, said he felt energized after receiving the blessings of Ram Lalla and the insignia of bow and arrow from saints and seers. In an interview to News18, he said that he will take this energy back to Maharashtra.
“I have been blessed by Ramlala today and given the symbol of bow and arrow by saints and sages. I will take this energy back to Maharashtra. It’s an important day, and it has given me a lot of energy,” he said.
Shinde, who is on his first visit to Ayodhya after becoming the chief minister in June last year, offered prayers at the Ram temple earlier in the day. His deputy Devendra Fadnavis and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh were also present on the occasion. Thousands of Shiv Sainiks also went to the temple towns of Uttar Pradesh along with Shinde.
The Chief Minister thanked the organizers for the “wonderful” event. “It is a great feeling to come to Ayodhya for the first time as a Chief Minister. I had earlier come to this place as an organizer, but now it is the first time as a Chief Minister. I have thanked everyone. Wonderful event for the organization,” he said.
In his address to a gathering, Shinde noted that Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray had a dream to build a “grand divine Ram temple in Ayodhya”, a dream which was fulfilled by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi Through the beginning of temple construction on the holy land.
Saffron flag will be hoisted all over Maharashtra in 2024
He resolved that the ideology of his party and the BJP is the same and he will unfurl the saffron flag in the entire state next year. “The role of our party is clear. Shiv Sena has an alliance with BJP. Our ideology, which is Hindutva, is the same. We will go to our state with new energy from Ayodhya and serve the people. In 2024, the ‘Bhagwa’ (saffron flag) of Shiv Sena and BJP will be hoisted across the state.
Shinde said the entire atmosphere from Lucknow to Ayodhya has become ‘Ram-mai’ (filled with Lord Ram’s slogans) and he is happy that he has come to the holy city with ‘bow and arrow’. Sign.
Shinde expressed satisfaction after paying respects to Ram Lalla and inspecting the progress of the construction of the temple and said he was happy to see the aspirations of “Hindu Hriday Samrat” Balasaheb Thackeray and crores of devotees of Lord Ram.
Ahead of the maha aarti to be held in the evening, Shinde had said, “There will be aarti on the banks of Saryu river in the evening and there is a program to seek the blessings of saints.” Many people are few. Allergic to it. I will say only one thing, Ram Mandir and Ayodhya are not political issues for Shiv Sena and BJP. It is a matter of our faith and belief.
According to an earlier report, during the Maharashtra Chief Minister’s visit to Ayodhya, logs of ‘saag’ (teak) wood will be donated as a symbol of the state’s contribution to the construction of the Ram temple.
dinner diplomacy with yogi
After his visit to Ayodhya, Shinde will have dinner with his Uttar Pradesh counterpart Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow and then return to Mumbai.
Asked about the diplomacy dinner scheduled with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, he said it is an important meeting where we will discuss some important issues.
(With inputs from PTI)
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