Ayodhya Ram Mandir consecration: How INDIA bloc leaders will spend January 22
PM Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are preparing for the consecration ritual at Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22. However, several INDIA bloc members have declined the invitation.
Congress: Party president Mallikarjun Kharge along with senior leaders Sonia Gandhi and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury declined the invitation to attend the Ram Mandir event, calling it a "political project" of the BJP; some leaders said they will visit the temple later.