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Will Plan Ram Van Gaman Yatra in Madhya Pradesh, Says Congress

Congress leader Harishankar Shukla said the party is seeking “Ram’s blessing ahead of elections” in the state.

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With Assembly polls around the corner, the Congress in Madhya Pradesh has vowed to achieve what the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party government had promised, but failed to fulfill. No, we’re not talking about job creation or rural economic distress.

The state unit of the Congress is planning to take up the task of developing a Ram Van Gaman Path Yatra to seek the deity’s blessings ahead of elections, reports The Indian Express. The yatra would trace the mythical path taken by Rama during his vanwas (exile), which many believe passes through parts of Madhya Pradesh.

The idea of reviving the yatra, according to report, is the brainchild of Congress leader Harishankar Shukla, who believes that his party requires the blessings of Ram to gain power in the state.

We want Lord Rama’s blessings ahead of the elections. We are readying an open rath (chariot) in which Hindu saints will sit. Akhand Manas Path and bhajans will be played throughout the duration of the yatra. 
Harishankar Shukla, Congress leader.
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According to the The Times of India, top party leaders including Kamal Nath, Digvijaya Singh, Jyotiraditya Scindia and other will participate in the 19-day yatra, which will begin from Chitrakoot and pass through Satna, Rewa, Panna, Chhattarpur and Shahdol.

Initially mooted by former chief minister Uma Bharti in 2004, the plan to develop the mythical route was taken up by the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led BJP government in October 2007. But, the Congress claims the BJP has failed to fulfill promises made in the name of Rama.

Addressing a press conference in Bhopal on Tuesday, September 11, Digvijaya Singh said the BJP government had promised to develop “a Ram path, but did not make it.” Singh said his party would build the path till the last border of MP, should his party come to power.

Questioning the Congress’ plan, BJP spokesperson Rahul Kothari told The Indian Express that the Congress was invoking Ram, merely to appeal to vthe oters in a Hindu-majority state.

It’s bent on politicking in the name of Lord Rama.
Rahul Kothari

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