New Delhi: Indian Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, on Wednesday shared an original document of the Constitution.
He said, “Original document of the Constitution of India has a beautiful sketch of Lord Ram, Mata Sita and Laxman returning to Ayodhya after defeating Ravan. This is available at the beginning of the chapter related to Fundamental Rights. I felt like sharing this with you all,” said the minister.
The Union Minister also termed the day as a day of India’s self-respect. Prasad had represented ‘Ram Lalla’, a petitioner in the Ayodhya title suit which was decided in September 2010 by the Allahabad High Court. The court had ordered the disputed site to be equally distributed among the claimants.
Ayodhya: Prime Minister Narendra Modi. on arrival in Ayodhya, first offered his prayers at the 10th century Hanuman Garhi temple, with ‘aarti’ and made a ‘parikrama’ of the shrine.
On the occasion, Gaddinsheen Premdas Maharaj, the head priest of the temple, presented a silver ‘mukut’ and a stole to the Prime Minister. Dressed in traditional attire (dhoti and kurta), Modi arrived in Ayodhya on a helicopter from Lucknow and directly went to the Hanuman Garhi temple to offer his prayers as per the tradition.
He was accompanied by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. He spent around 10 minutes at the Hanuman Garhi temple. The entire temple premises was sanitized before the Prime Minister’s arrival.