No other CM invited to the event…
On January 22, thousands of people from across the nation are planning to attend the Ram Temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya.
Families of Dalit representatives, 'karsevaks', and several other big personalities have been invited to attend the mega ceremony. But the government has not sent invites to any Chief Minister except for Yogi Adityanath, sources said.
"Except for Yogi Adityanath, the CM of host state Uttar Pradesh, no other chief minister has been invited for the "Pran Pratishtha" (consecration ceremony)," sources informed.
The source also said that Union ministers and other top political leaders have not been "invited for them being a minister in a state or the Centre".
Family members of Dalit icons BR Ambedkar, Jagjivan Ram, and Kanshi Ram are among those invited to the January 22 ceremony.
Family members of "karsevaks", who died during the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, have also been invited to the event, which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Three retired chief justices of the Supreme Court, retired chiefs of all three services-- army, navy, and air force, former ambassadors, top bureaucrats, IPS officers holding "key positions" and "brothers and sisters honored with the Nobel prize" are on the list invitees.
The invites for the Ram Temple event have also snowballed into a political row with BJP slamming opposition parties like the Congress for skipping the ceremony.
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