Ram Temple inauguration a poll gimmick: Mamata Banerjee
Hindustan TimesThe Bharatiya Janata Party is indulging in a “gimmick show” through the inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday. Read | First 'golden gate' installed in Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi Temple “The BJP is doing it under court’s instruction but it is a gimmick show before the Lok Sabha polls. The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust, which is overseeing the construction of the temple, has sent invitations to 7,000 people, including 3,000 VVIPs, for the consecration ceremony that will be held over a span of seven days, starting January 16. “Mamata Banerjee has taken a position against Ram, the Bhagavad Gita and India’s cultural heritage to send a signal to a specific section of the society, so that these people unite against the BJP.