Ayodhya temple ceremony had naach-gaana but not farmers, says Rahul Gandhi; BJP responds

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, is once again under the scanner for his comments over the Ram Mandir consecration ceremony that took place in January 2022 in Ayodhya.

He targeted the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for not inviting farmers to the mega event and focusing primarily on business tycoons and actors. “You opened the temple and told the President that since you are a tribal you can't come inside, you're not allowed," Rahul said while addressing a rally in Haryana's Hisar district ahead of the Assembly polls.

He further stated that this was the reason why the saffron party did not emerge victorious in the constituency in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Instead, Samajwadi Party candidate Awadesh Prasad won.

“Did you see any worker there or a farmer? Naach gaana chal raha hai (there was song and dance), this is your reality,” he said referring to the mega Ram temple event.

BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla hit out at the Congress leader over his remarks and said, “After Hindu Hinsak & Devta is not Bhagwan now Rahul Gandhi says Ram Mandir pious Pran Pratishta was ‘dance’, ‘naach gaana’ event.”

“Can this be said about any other faith & their pious occasions? Rahul’s family has opposed Ram ji existence, Ram Mandir, his govt coined Hindu terror and he even labelled Dwarka puja as “natak” now this,” he added.

After Hindu Hinsak & Devta is not Bhagwan now Rahul Gandhi says Ram Mandir pious Pran Pratishta was dance event naach gaana event !Can this be said about any other faith & their pious occasions?Rahuls family has opposed Ram ji existence, Ram Mandir , his govt coined pic.twitter.com/SRcj156oCm
Shehzad Jai Hind (Modi Ka Parivar) (@Shehzad_Ind) September 28, 2024

This isn’t the first time that Rahul Gandhi attacked the BJP over pran pratishtha ceremony. Speaking at a rally in Chhattisgarh as part of his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, Gandhi had asked the gathering if it had seen any poor person at the Ram temple ceremony on January 22.

Gandhi pointed out the disparity between the elite figures present at events such as the Ram Mandir ceremony and the everyday struggles faced by the common people.