Ram matter of politics for Cong, name of devotion and faith for us, says Chouhan

BHOPAL: The battle of muhurat on Ram Temple `bhumi pujan' in Ayodhya has turned political with chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launching a scathing attack on the Congress for raising questions on the auspicious moment. Chouhan said for Congress, who denied the existence of Ram, this is a matter of politics but for us, Ram is the name of devotion and faith.He said it's not the `muhurat' but the name Ram, which itself is `auspicious'.
"The Congress leaders who denied the existence of Shri Ram, are today busy in determining the auspicious and inauspicious time for the construction of Ram temple. It's the name of Ram which makes the time auspicious," tweeted Chouhan who has been undergoing treatment for Covid at a private hospital for the last eleven days.
Chouhan's remarks came in the wake of repeated queries by senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh over the muhurat of Ram temple construction in Ayodhya. Linking inauspicious timing with the rising cases of coronavirus across the country, Digvijaya said, “It is the result of ignoring the beliefs of Hinduism that all the priests of Ram temple have tested Covid-19 positive. UP minister Kamala Rani Varun died due to coronavirus. The UP BJP chief, union Home Minister Amit Shah, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, state president VD Sharma and now Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa have also been infected."
Reacting on Digvijaya's remarks, Chouhan in a series of tweets said,"People of the country very well know that Congress is the only party who questioned the existence of Lord Shri Ram. They gave affidavit in the Supreme Court saying Lord Ram was never born, it's an imagination. Even, Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar raised questions over the birthplace of Lord Shri Ram."
Chouhan also recalled the remarks by senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal and said that he stood against Ramlalla and insulted Sanatan faith. "Kamal Nath called Lord Ram a political stunt. There is one Mr Bantadhar (BJP calls Digvijaya Singh) who sees only politics in Ram Naam. Even Rahul Gandhi had stated that people visit temples to tease the girls," he said.
The chief minister also took a dig at the Congress leaders for raising slogans against the Ram temple construction. "Some very enthusiastic Congress leaders chanted the slogan, "Mandir wahin banayenge, Lekin tarikh nahi batayenge' (Will build the temple there, but will not disclose the date)," said Chouhan adding, "Now when this auspicious moment has arrived they are bellyaching. In the mythological period, when sages and monks performed a Yajna (religious rituals), the demons and devils used to disturb them. This is what the Congress leaders are doing now," said Chouhan.