'They called Lord Ram a myth': CM Yogi slams Congress, SP at Ayodhya Deepotsav

NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh main curate Yogi Adityanath connected Sunday launched a fierce onslaught connected the Congress and Samajwadi Party, accusing them of “insulting India’s eternal faith” and obstructing the Ram Janmabhoomi movement.

Speaking astatine the ninth variation of Deepotsav-2025 successful Shri Ayodhya Dham, the main curate framed the festival arsenic some a spiritual solemnisation and a symbolic triumph of information implicit falsehood.

'They called Lord Ram a myth'

Addressing thousands gathered amid the glow of millions of diyas, CM Yogi alleged that some Congress and SP had worked to “erase Ayodhya’s identity” and hinder the operation of the Ram Temple.“While we are illuminating Ayodhya with millions of lamps, we indispensable not hide that during the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, the Congress enactment declared successful tribunal that Lord Shri Ram was a myth.

The Congress enactment gave an affidavit successful the Supreme Court stating that Shri Ram was a myth, and the Samajwadi Party had fired bullets astatine Ram devotees successful this precise Ayodhya,” helium said.

He accused the absorption of treble standards, saying, “These are the aforesaid radical who commune astatine Babar’s tomb but rejected the invitation to the consecration ceremonial of Ram Lalla successful the temple astatine Ayodhya.”

'They erased Ayodhya’s identity'

Continuing his criticism, CM Yogi said the absorption parties had for decades attempted to undermine the spiritual practice of Ayodhya.

“We indispensable retrieve their treble standards. These are the aforesaid radical who, during the Ram Mandir movement, deployed abstracted advocates to forestall the operation of the temple successful Ayodhya, truthful they could protestation and make obstacles successful the way of the Ram Mandir. But contiguous we tin accidental they fired bullets; we are lighting lamps successful Ayodhya,” helium said.

He further claimed that the erstwhile governments had “erased Ayodhya’s identity” by renaming it Faizabad.

“We person restored the sanction and bequest of Ayodhya, making it Ayodhya Dham again,” helium added.

'A festival of information and faith'

Reflecting connected the origins of Deepotsav, CM Yogi recalled the humble beginnings of the solemnisation erstwhile his authorities revived the contented successful 2017.“When we decided successful 2017 to organise the archetypal Deepotsav successful Ayodhya Dham, the sentiment down it was singular: to amusement the satellite however lamp-lighting should beryllium done and connected what juncture it should beryllium celebrated,” helium said.He added that the festival symbolised a instrumentality to India’s past roots: “Thousands of years ago, erstwhile the satellite was surviving successful darkness, Ayodhya had lit lamps to invited its Lord, its deity, and the accomplishment of its faith--those precise lamps became the large festival of Sanatana Dharma successful the signifier of Deepotsav and Deepawali.”

From 1.71 lakh diyas to millions

The main curate besides recalled the logistical challenges faced during the inaugural Deepotsav.“When we decided to transportation guardant that run again to support the tone of Deepotsav alive, successful 2017 we did not person capable lamps. We collected lamps from crossed the authorities and managed to airy 1.71 lakh diyas. Today, millions of lamps are lit successful Ayodhya Dham,” helium said, calling it a awesome of “the awakening of religion and pridefulness successful Indian culture.”