JD(U) MP in soup for remark on Ram Mandir launch

Stirring controversy regarding the inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Janata Dal (United) MP Kaushalendra Kumar on Friday questioned the invitations extended to various political leaders and guests to attend the consecration ceremony. Mocking the invitations, the JD(U) leader said, “Kisi ke bete ka vivah hai, jo nauta de rahe hai. Kya kissi ke pita ka shradh hai? Hume nauta nahi diya hai to kya hum Ayodhya nahi jayenge (Is it someone’s son’s wedding or father’s shraadh that they are inviting? We did not receive an invitation that doesn’t mean that will not go).”

He further took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said, “Those visiting Ayodhya without Sita will not be blessed in 2024.”

Questioning the need to extend invitations for the grand ceremony on January 22, MP Kaushalendra Kumar at a programme in Bihar’s Nalanda said, “Is it someone’s son’s wedding that they are inviting? Why are they inviting? Is it someone’s father’s Shraadh? The one who is inviting is a stupid man. Ayodhya belongs to everyone. No one can take it over.”

The JD(U) MP added that Lord Ram’s worship will not end in one day. “Both husband and wives are visiting Ayodhya to take the blessings. If someone insults Sita they will not be benefitted in 2024.”

JD(U) MP Kaushalendra Kumar is not the only one who issued such a controversial statement ahead of the inauguration ceremony of Ram temple. National Congress Party (NCP) leader Jitendra Awhad on Wednesday stoked a major controversy saying that “Lord Ram used to eat meat”. However, Awhad later issued an apology for his remark.

Addressing a rally in Nashik’s Shirdi, Awhad said, “Lord Ram belongs to the minorities. Lord Ram belongs to Kshatriyas. People want us to turn us vegetarian but Lord Ram used to hunt and eat meat. Lord Ram was a non-vegetarian. How do you expect a person who lived in the forest for 14 years to search for vegetarian food.”

Karnataka Congress MLC BK Hariprasad also stoked a row saying that riots like Godhra might take place in the state in view of the Ram temple inauguration ceremony and asked the central government to provide security to the people going to the holy city in Uttar Pradesh.

“There is a possibility of ‘Godhra-like incident’ in Karnataka in the run up to the consecration ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22. The Karnataka government should be alert because in Gujarat during the same occasion, the Kar Sevaks were set on fire at Godhra,” the Congress leader was quoted as saying.

With inputs from News18

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