Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, on his visit to Batadrava Than, the birthplace of revered Vaishnavite saint Srimanta Sankardeva in Assam, made a subtle jab at Prime Minister Narendra Modi following his refusal to grant permission to enter the shrine.
"We want to visit the temple (Batadrava Than). What crime have I committed that I cannot visit the temple?..." Rahul Gandhi said. "I want to go to the temple, what is wrong with this? Earlier we were invited but now the administration is saying that we cannot go. "Aaj sirf ek vyakti mandir mein ja sakta hain..."(Perhaps today only one person can go to the temple)," the Congress leader said in an apparent dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the 'Pran Pratishta' ceremony at Ayodhya Ram Temple.
Currently in its Assam leg, the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra led by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is ongoing. The management committee of Batadrava Than announced that Rahul Gandhi would be allowed entry after the 'Pran Pratistha' ceremony of the Ayodhya Ram Mandir.
"Tomorrow is the Pran Pratishtha of Ram Temple and many devotees will come to the Than. Apart from this, many programmes have been organised outside the Than premises where thousands of devotees will gather. For that reason, Rahul Gandhi's visit programme will be after 3 pm and it has been decided in the meeting," Than Management Committee stated.