According to BJP leaders in Uttar Pradesh, plans are in progress to install a statue of Lord Ram on the banks of the Saryu River in Ayodhya.
Ayodhya Municipal Corporation mayor Rishikesh Upadhyay told PTI, “There is a proposal to install a 151-meter-tall statue of Lord Ram on the banks of the Saryu River in Ayodhya. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath may make an announcement on this on the occasion of Dev Deepawali.”
Mr. Upadhyay further said “The place where the statue will be installed will be finalized after the soil is tested. The statue is likely to come up in the vicinity of Sant Tulsidas Ghat. Officials are looking at two-three sites, after which they will pick the best one,”.
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The BJP leader’s remarks came days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated an imposing 182-meter statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the country’s first home minister, in Gujarat.
The Uttar Pradesh BJP Chief, Mahendra Nath Pandey, said, “Yogi Adityanath, in addition to being the Chief Minister, is the ‘peethadheeswar’ (head) of a prominent ‘teeth’ and sant. He must have made some plans pertaining to Ayodhya, which is a place of religious interest, pilgrimage and also the birthplace of Lord Ram.”
“Let Diwali come and you will get good news,” he told reporters.
