"They are externally Funded": Raj Minister on Cong Invitation Decline

BY A STAFF REPORTER: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Rajasthan's minister of commerce and industries, on Thursday contributed to the extensive list of remarks opposing Congress' controversial move against the Ram Temple consecration ceremony.

The former Information & Broadcast minister boldly mentioned that religious conversions took place during congress' reign. Moreover, he accused congress of receiving fundings from foreign sources. Like other BJP Members, he recalled certain events where congress opposed the Ram Temple. 

Previously, Many prominent members of BJP including Manoj Tiwari and ministers like Anurag Thakur and Smriti Irani, passed controversial remarks terming congress as 'Anti-Sanatan'. 

The statement comes after Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi, and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary on Wednesday officially turned down the invitation for the Ram Temple consecration ceremony which will be held on 22nd January in Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh. They further termed it as a 'BJP/RSS event'. Moroever, this move has significantly triggered the Ram mandir proponents and the Bharatiya Janata Party.

#WATCH | Gandhinagar, Gujarat | On Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi & Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury declining the invitation to 'pranpratishtha' ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Rajasthan Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore says, "What can be expected from a party that did not even believe… pic.twitter.com/MCsVk4BzJR

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