Ram Temple inauguration: PM Modi urges public not to visit Ayodhya on Jan 22

On his visit to Ayodhya before the inauguration of Ram Temple, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged the public not to visit the Uttar Pradesh city on January 22, 2024.

On that day, the prime minister is scheduled to inaugurate the Ram Temple.

Modi said as devotees we would not like to cause any problems to god Ram, adding that the public can come starting January 23 till eternity.

He said some people have been invited and they should come to the temple town to witness the historic day.

He was addressing a public meeting after inaugurating a renovated railway station and an airport in the city. He said the strength of "vikas" (development) and "virasat" (heritage) will take the country forward.

The PM urged all citizens to light diyas in their houses on January 22 so that the whole country basks in glory.

He urged people to launch cleanliness drive at pilgrimage sites and temples across the country from January 14 and January 22.

There was a time Lord Ram was "living under a tent", but now he will get a concrete house like four crore poor who got pucca houses, he said.

He also said the Ujjwala Yojana has transformed the lives of crores of mothers and sisters.

He said only 14 crore gas connections were given in five decades, but his government gave 18 crore, including 10 crore free of cost under the Ujjawala Scheme, in a decade.