AAP MLAs, Cabinet members, and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal participated in a number of events held throughout the nation’s capital to commemorate the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
In various parts of the city, the AAP conducted “shobha yatras” and “bhandaras,” or community kitchens, to commemorate the “Pran Pratistha (consecration)” ceremony.
Kejriwal said he took part in bhandaras held in various parts of Delhi in a post in Hindi on X.
“Hearty congratulations and best wishes to all of you on this sacred occasion of the installation of Maryada Purushottam Lord Shri Ram in the grand temple. Hail Siya Ram,” he said in another post.
On Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over the consecration of the nation’s newest Ram Lalla idol at the Ayodhya temple, which was witnessed by thousands of people at home and in temples across the nation via television.
“Our Ram has come,” Modi declared in his speech that took place after the temple’s inauguration and consecration.
According to Kejriwal, they were unable to visit Ayodhya because of the intense VIP security, but they nevertheless showed their devotion to Lord Ram in a unique way. He went to a number of events in his home district of New Delhi.
“Congratulations to all ‘Ram Bhakts’ and everyone, on the occasion of Ram Lalla’s Pran Pratishtha. I’m so glad that Ram Lalla’s idol has been consecrated. Last week, we conducted Sundarkand recitations at many places in Delhi. I along with my wife recited Sundarkand at a Rohini temple. From now onwards, we will organize Sundarkand recitals on the first Tuesday of every month,” he said.
“Due to the high VVIP movement in today’s Pran Pratishtha ceremony, many of us couldn’t go there and we are worshipping ‘Ram Lalla’ in our own ways,” he stated.
Sundarkand recitation in Sheikh Sarai Phase-2 was attended by senior AAP leader and Delhi Cabinet Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj. He also took part in the historic “Shobha Yatra” through the villages of Chirag Delhi and Shahpur Jat.
Kejriwal has already been to Ayodhya, according to Bharadwaj, but he wants to take his parents and the whole family to the temple town so they can have a darshan of Lord Ram.
“CM Arvind Kejriwal and his whole family will travel to Ayodhya as soon as possible to see Lord Shri Ram. We are some of Lord Shri Ram’s most ardent followers” he added
The minister recalled that roughly 2.5 years prior, Kejriwal presented his 10-point plan to the Delhi Legislative Assembly, outlining his desire for a nation governed by Tulsidas Ji’s “Ram Rajya,” in which everyone can live in love and brotherhood and faces no hardship.
According to Bharadwaj, the Delhi government had already arranged for an Ayodhya pilgrimage for the city’s elderly citizens. Approximately 82,000 elderly Delhi residents have been sent to different pilgrimage sites by the Delhi government thus far.
“Since permission to send a train for pilgrimage to Ayodhya has not yet been granted due to security reasons, the Delhi government is waiting. As soon as permission is granted to send a train for Ayodhya darshan, the Delhi government will take the elderly people of Delhi under the ‘Mukyamantri Teerth Yatra Yojana’ for Ram Lalla’s darshan,” he said.
His cabinet colleague Atishi organised a traditional ceremony of Havan and Puja for Lord Ram in the Kalkaji constituency.
“We hope that today, in Ayodhya, the consecration of Lord Rama happens not just outwardly but also within our hearts and souls,” she said.
She said Lord Rama is the epitome of virtue, teaching the world the right way to live.
“Today, it is essential for people to embrace those virtues in their lives. If we become successful in doing so, we will undoubtedly lead this country on the global front,” she added.
AAP MLA Dilip Pandey conducted kirtan in Mukherjee Nagar while Durgesh Pathak organised ‘bhandara’ in Rajinder Nagar. Rithala AAP MLA Mohinder Goel also organised a ‘Shobha Yatra’ and ‘bhandara’ in his constituency.
PTI
