Congress Leaders Permitted to Attend Ram Mandir Inauguration; Party Gives Green Signal for Participation

Congress high command has given a green signal to party leaders who are willing to attend the inauguration ceremony of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on January 22. Party president Mallikarjun Kharge said that the party had no diktat for the leaders and that anybody who wanted to offer prayers at the temple was free to go. Congress Uttar Pradesh unit president Ajay Rai and Bihar unit chief Akhilesh Prasad Singh are likely to visit Ram Mandir on January 20 and 21, respectively.