Ram Temple Is Not An Political Issue : Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis

Mumbai :  According to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Ram temple is not an political issue, further he expressed that Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, who is in Ayodhya, would get the blessings of Lord Ram.

Further Chief Minister also stated that the Shiv Sena will its partner for the Maharashtra and the Lok Sabha polls due next year.

Earlier today, Uddhav Thackeray was spotted at Ram Lalla temple in Ayodhya with his family, were he said that BJP government “may not last” if Ram temple is not constructed in the Uttar Pradesh city.

“The construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya is not a political issue. Shri Ram is the deity for entire India, Thackeray would get his blessings too,” Fadnavis told PTI at Karad in Maharashtra’s Satara district.

Fadnavis was addressing after paying tributes at the memorial of late Y B Chavan, the state’s first chief minister.

On the other hand Raosaheb Danve BJP Chief said the Sena’s stand for the contruction of Ram temple supports the BJP and insisted that both the parties will jointly contest the next year’s state and general polls.

“It is not like the Sena has backed the BJP recently, but we have been together for decades,” Danve told reporters in Jalna district.

Meanwhile Shiv Sena has also demanded that the date should be brought before 2019 for constructing the temple.

“The dispute related to temple or mosque is in court. Hence, despite being in power there are limitations to what a government can do” Raosaheb Danve added

One has to coin some slogans while undertaking an activity like visiting Ayodhya, “which does not mean we have severe differences with each other”, said the Lok Sabha member from Jalna constituency.

“To avoid division of votes, the Sena is going to be our partner for the general and assembly elections,” he said.

The Sena had said earlier that it will fight all the upcoming elections solo.

(WithPTIInputs)