Plea Filed In Allahabad HC Seeking Stay On Ram Temple Bhoomi Pujan On Aug 5 Amid COVID-19

The plea, filed by Delhi-based lawyer Saket Gokhale on Wednesday, stated that approximately around 200 people are likely to gather and attend the event which is a gross violation of the guidelines set by the government amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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A petition has been filed by a Delh-based Lawyer in the Allahabad High Court seeking a stay on the Bhoomi Pujan event at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on August 5, terming the event as a violation of the Unlock 2.0 guidelines. The plea, filed by Delhi-based lawyer Saket Gokhale on Wednesday, stated that approximately around 200 people are likely to gather and attend the event which is a gross violation of the guidelines set by the government amid the coronavirus pandemic. The plea pointed out that there is a risk of coronavirus infection spreading due to the religious gathering. The plea states that the Uttar Pradesh government could not allow the event to be held in Ayodhya as per the Centre's guidelines. Taking to Twitter Gokhale revealed that both Ram Janmabhoomi Tirth Kshetra Trust and the Union government have been party to the issue. Moreover, Gokhale has also filed an RTI with the MHA asking if an exemption was given to the event and on what grounds.

I've filed a Letter PIL with the Allahabad High Court seeking a stay on the Ram Mandir event in Ayodhya in view of the Unlock 2.0 guidelines & in the interest of public health during a pandemic.

Dunno what comes out of it but we must not stop doing the right thing & speaking up. pic.twitter.com/LYBEwmJp2Q — Saket Gokhale (@SaketGokhale) July 22, 2020

ALSO WATCH | PM Modi to attend Ram Mandir Bhoomi Poojan ceremony Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of the Ram Temple, slated to be built in Ayodhya on August 5. The Ram Janmabhoomi Tirtha Kshetra has invited 150 guests which include the big wigs of Indian political arena, including Shiv Sena Supremo Uddhav Thackeray, BJP veterans L K Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Home Minister Amit Shah and social distancing norms will be followed. The trust has estimated that construction of the temple will be completed in 3-3.5 years i.e by 2023- the year of the Uttar Pradesh State polls.