Maha CM hails formation of trust for Ram temple construction

February 05, 2020 15:35

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Union Cabinet's approval of formation of a trust to construct a Ram temple in Ayodhya. Modi announced in the Lok Sabha the formation of a trust to construct the temple, as directed by the Supreme Court in its landmark verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case in November last year.

Thackeray said the apex court had given a historic decision on the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya. "It was mandatory for the government to implement the decision. I congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking steps to implement the court's decision," Shiv Sena's Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut tweeted Thackeray as saying.

Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Devendra Fadnavis also hailed the Centre's announcement as "historic". "The wait for a grand temple of Lord Ram will be over soon," he tweeted.

A permanent provision that one of the 15 trustees will be from the SC (scheduled caste) community shows the inclusive approach of the BJP led government, he said. -- PTI

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

Olympics: France to provide Israeli squad 24-hour protection

In a sign of the complex security issues surrounding the Israeli delegation, a memorial ceremony for the Israeli athletes killed in the 1972 Munich attack has been moved from outside Paris' City Hall to the Israeli embassy.

In rare recovery, Kerala boy survives amoebic meningoencephalitis

State health minister Veena George announced that a 14-year-old boy undergoing treatment for the disease has recovered.

Markets end in red; dragged down by RIL Kotak Mahindra

ITC, State Bank of India, HCL Technologies and IndusInd Bank were the other big laggards. NTPC, UltraTech Cement, HDFC Bank and Mahindra & Mahindra were among the gainers.

'Lies, cheats, rapes': Indian-origin entrepreneur vs Elon Musk on Trump

In a post on X, Khosla said that it is hard for him to support someone like Trump, a Republican, who has "no values, lies, cheats, rapes, demeans women", and "hates immigrants" like him.

Hockey icon Sreejesh to retire after Paris Olympics

The 36-year-old goalkeeper, a veteran of 328 international matches, took to social media to announce his decision.