BJP promises free visit to Ayodhya for women, senior citizens in Madhya Pradesh ahead of polls

Women and senior citizens will be able to visit the Ram Temple in Ayodhya for free if BJP retains power in Madhya Pradesh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Tuesday.

Speaking at a rally in the Jaora constituency in Ratlam district ahead of Friday’s assembly elections, Singh said that in 1980, the BJP had vowed to build the Ram Temple in Ayodhya after it got a majority in both houses of the Parliament.

“I have come to invite you to the consecration ceremony of the temple on January 22, 2024,” he said.

“The BJP has decided that if it retains power in Madhya Pradesh, the elderly people and women will be taken to Ayodhya for offering prayers at the Ram temple,” the Union minister added.

“The BJP government does not discriminate against any person on the grounds of religion,” he said.

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“We saw that the husbands of sisters belonging to one religion used to break off their marital relations by pronouncing `talaq’ thrice. We did not care about votes and enacted a law to end this practice of instant triple talaq,” the defence minister continued

Under the Narendra Modi government, India has emerged as a powerful nation in the world, Singh said, adding, “we will not spare anyone if they mess with India.

The Modi government also reduced corruption by bringing in major changes in the system, the Union minister said.