Year after Northeast Delhi riots, BJP plans ‘rath yatra’ in district to gather Ram Mandir donations

A ‘rath yatra’ in a nine-seater van is being deliberate for his constituency by Manoj Tiwari, the MP from Northeast Delhi and former state BJP chief, throughout which he’ll gather contributions for development of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
Calling it the ‘Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Nirman Nidhi Abhiyan’, Tiwari mentioned he’ll start the yatra from February 1, which can also be his birthday.
“I will reach out to all sections of society to collect contributions for a grand Ram temple. There are several brothers and sisters from the minority community who also wish to contribute, and I will go to their houses, shops and establishments too,” Tiwari mentioned.
The Northeast Delhi constituency had final 12 months seen communal riots that left 53 lifeless and a whole lot injured.
BJP chief and Tiwari’s aide Neelkant Bakshi mentioned the yatra will begin from Timarpur and head to Chand Bagh and Yamuna Vihar. The subsequent day’s programme is but to be determined. Chand Bagh was among the many areas that noticed violence in February final 12 months.
A nine-seater van might be normal right into a rath, which might be adorned with images of Lord Ram, the temple, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda.
The thought is to gather as a lot cash as attainable for the temple belief, Bakshi mentioned, including that each one efforts could be made to make sure concord is maintained within the space through the yatra.
As reported by The Indian Express, the BJP’s Delhi unit together with the RSS will even begin a drive to gather donations for development of the Ram Mandir, mobilising occasion employees proper until the sales space degree from February 1 to 27.
VHP’s Delhi unit president Kapil Khanna had advised The Indian Express that the cadres will attain out to 43 lakh households and inform them concerning the plan concerning the construction of the temple and its design. “While cadres will not contact non-Hindu households, everyone can contribute by reaching out to us,” he had mentioned.
BJP MP from East Delhi Gautam Gambhir has donated Rs 1 crore for development of the temple. “A glorious Ram temple has been the dream of all Indians. Finally this long standing issue has been put to rest. This will pave the way for unity and tranquillity. A small contribution from me and my family has been made in this endeavour,” he mentioned.
Delhi BJP common secretary Kuljeet Chehal, who’s taking care of the fund assortment drive, mentioned a number of leaders and businessmen have began contributing already and the occasion will attain out to each part — be it industrialists or these residing in slums.