Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said he is planning to take his cabinet as well as state MLAs and Lok Sabha MPs to visit the Ram temple in Ayodhya later in the day, so he can attend the statue consecration ceremony on January 22. Will not join. ,

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Tata Marathon held here in the morning, the CM said, “Instead of a handful of people attending the consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, I would like to invite all the state cabinet members as well as MLAs and MPs to attend the consecration ceremony later. Would like to take.” ,

“The temple is about our faith and pride. I would also like to take the officials and devotees to Ram temple.”

Shinde said officials have been instructed to conduct cleaning drives in temples and decorate them with lights ahead of Monday’s function. Earlier in the day, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had also told reporters in Nagpur that he would visit Ayodhya for “Ram Seva” in February.

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