Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan: Uma Bharti Makes It To The Ceremony After Temple Trust Requests Her To Join

After announcing that she will skip the Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan ceremony today, BJP leader Uma Bharti has reached the Ram Janambhoomi site in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh to participate in the celebrations. She said that she was asked to be present by the temple trust members.

New Delhi: BJP leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharati who had earlier said that she will skip the ceremony due to Covid fears, will be participating in the Ram Mandir Bhoomi pujan ceremony. She has already reached the Ram Janambhoomi site in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. Bharti said that she has been asked to be present at the ceremony by the temple trust members. “Ayodhya has united everyone. Now the people of the country keep hold their head high in pride and say that there’s no discrimination,” BJP leader Uma Bharti, who is present at the Ram Janambhoomi site, was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

मैं मर्यादा पुरुषोत्तम राम की मर्यादा से बँधी हूँ । मुझे रामजन्मभूमी न्यास के वरिष्ठ अधिकारी ने शिलान्यास स्थली पर उपस्थित रहने का निर्देश दिया है । इसलिये मैं इस कार्यक्रम में उपस्थित रहूँगी । #RamMandirBhumiPujan

— Uma Bharti (@umasribharti) August 5, 2020

Bharti had earlier said that she will not be able to attend the ceremony and had insisted that her name be removed from the guest list. She had also said that she be present at the shore of Saryu river during the ceremony. She had even tweeted about it and said that she is concerned about Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

कल जब से मैंने श्री @AmitShah जी तथा @BJP4UP के नेताओं के बारे में कोरोना पोज़िटिव होने का सुना तभी से मै अयोध्या में मंदिर के शिलान्यास में उपस्थित लोगों के लिये ख़ासकर @narendramodi जी के लिये चिंतित हूँ ।

— Uma Bharti (@umasribharti) August 3, 2020

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Governor Anandiben Patel have also reached the venue. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will perform 'Bhoomi Poojan' for RamTemple at the site today.