Contribute one brick & Rs 11 for Ram temple: Yogi Adityanath

LUCKNOW: Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday urged every household in Jharkhand to contribute at least one brick and Rs 11 for construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, while addressing an election rally in Bagodar, which votes on Monday. The chief minister’s call comes a month after Supreme Court ruled in favour of construction of a temple at the Ram Janmabhoomi site.
He said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was responsible for ushering in Ram Rajya.“In one sweep, the PM removed Article 370 in Kashmir. Today, you can go to Kashmir, Ladakh, Jammu, to the land of Ma Vaishno and Baba Amarnath and buy land. If someone has given you that right, it is PM Modi,” he said.
He said after abrogation of Article 370, there was no loss of life, despite fear-mongering by Congress, RJD, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and CPI(ML).
Commenting on the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, Yogi said India has never been biased towards anyone on the basis of caste or community, but the situation is the opposite in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. “Minorities in these countries were thrashed and thrown out, their women exploited, their properties looted. They came to India looking for refuge and the government has granted them citizenship,” he said, adding opposition parties who were opposing this bill were speaking the language of Pakistan.
“They are objecting to sheltering poor and harassed people and speaking in support of illegal immigrants who are looting your rights. Should we accept Pakistan’s language? Should these parties get your votes,” he asked, adding if someone has no respect for Ram, one cannot be friends with them,” he said.
Seeking votes for BJP, Yogi Adityanath said parties like Congress, RJD, CPI(ML) and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha only worked for themselves. “They instigated terrorism and Naxalism. These parties were in power for decades after Independence, but could do nothing to help the poor and marginalised,” he said.