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In view of the Pran Pratishta ceremony of the Ram temple, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that he will visit Ayodhya with his family after January 22.
The chief minister said that the Delhi government will make efforts to run more trains for Ayodhya after the 'Pran Pratistha' ceremony. Talking to the reporters, Kejriwal said, "We will make efforts to run more trains for Ayodhya (from Delhi) after the 'Pran Pratishtha' ceremony on January 22. They had said that a final invitation would be given by their team but we did not receive it. In the letter received earlier, it was mentioned that only one person is allowed due to security reasons and VIP movements." "I want to visit Ayodhya with my family. My parents are very keen to visit the Ram Temple, so we'll go someday after January 22," he added. When asked about the summons of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED) for the fourth time in a money laundering probe related to irregularities in the Delhi excise policy 2021-22 case, asking him to join the investigation on January 18, the Chief Minister said, "We will do whatever needs to be done as per law." CM Arvind Kejriwal participated in a Bhajan Sandhya and interacted with senior citizens departing for Dwarkadhish on Wednesday under the Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojana. Addressing the senior citizens, Kejriwal said, "Every week, a train with pilgrims leaves from Delhi for either Puri, Rameswaram, Shirdi or Dwarkadhish. There are 12-13 such places. I try to come and meet you all before the journey." Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the ceremony at the Ram Temple on January 22. The event has garnered significant attention, with several VVIP guests from India and abroad receiving invitations to participate in the auspicious occasion in Ayodhya. Vedic rituals for the Pran-Pratishtha ceremony of Ram Lalla (infant Lord Ram) in Ayodhya will begin on January 16, a week before the main ceremony. A priest from Varanasi, Lakshmi Kant Dixit, will perform the main rituals of the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla on January 22. From January 14 to January 22, Ayodhya will mark the Amrit Mahotsav. (ANI)
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