Gandhinagar: Is the senior Congress leader, former Gujarat Congress chief and former leader of opposition in the State assembly, Arjun Modhwadia upset with the Congress party? Will he join ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) eventually? Such speculations sparked off this evening after Modhwadia’s tweet in which he expressed displeasure over Congress party’s decision to boycott the Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir’s inauguration function in Ayodhya.

Modhwadia in his tweet said that Bhagwan Ram is God who is worshipped(widely). This is the matter of faith and belief of the countrymen. Congress should have stayed away from taking such a political decision.

Modhwadia who is Congress legislator from Porbandar assembly seat voice against the party’s decision to stay away from Ram Mandir’s inauguration. The Congress party earlier today issued a statement and announced non-acceptance of invitation to attend the Ram Mandir inauguration. Party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, party leader Sonia Gandhi and opposition leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan were invited to attend the Ram Mandir’s inauguration function which is scheduled to take place on 22nd January. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to inaugurate the new mandir along with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.

भगवान श्री राम आराध्य देव हैं।

यह देशवासियों की आस्था और विश्वास का विषय है। @INCIndia को ऐसे राजनीतिक निर्णय लेने से दूर रहना चाहिए था। pic.twitter.com/yzDTFe9wDc

— Arjun Modhwadia (@arjunmodhwadia) January 10, 2024

Soon after the Congress party’s decision to boycott the Ram Mandir function, scores of Hindus on social media blamed the Congress party for its “anti-Hindu” and “minority appeasement” stand.

Former MLA from Rajula and Congress leader Ambarish Der also showed displeasure over the Congress party’s stand. In a tweet he said – ‘Maryada Purushottam Lord Shri Ram is our worshipable deity so it is natural that the faith of countless people across India has been attached to this newly constructed temple over the years. Some people of the Congress party should maintain distance from that particular kind of statement and respect the public sentiment wholeheartedly. Such statements are disappointing for many
Congress workers like me. Jay Siya Ram.’

मर्यादा पुरूषोत्तम भगवान श्री राम हमारे आराध्य देव हैं इसलिए यह स्वाभाविक है कि भारत भर में अनगिनत लोगों की आस्था इस नवनिर्मित मंदिर से वर्षों से जुड़ी हुई है।@INCIndia के कुछ लोगों को उस खास तरह के बयान से दूरी बनाए रखनी चाहिए और जनभावना का दिल से सम्मान करना चाहिए। (1/2) pic.twitter.com/elzFFyRHoe

— Ambarish Der (@Ambarish_Der) January 10, 2024

(2/2) इस तरह के बयान से मेरे जैसे @INCGujarat के कई कार्यकर्ताओं के लिए निराशाजनक हैं।

जय सियाराम.

— Ambarish Der (@Ambarish_Der) January 10, 2024