Yogi says he is a 'Ram Bhakt', will visit Ayodhya 'regularly'
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Adityanath also announced that the state government would take initiatives to develop Ayodhya as a centre of religious attraction for the people around the world. PTI Photo
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that he is a ''Ram Bhakt'' (a disciple of Lord Rama) and would visit Ayodhya ''regularly''.
''I am a Ram Bhakt first...I will keep on visiting Ayodhya regularly...no one should have any objection,'' Adityanath said while speaking after paying floral tribute to the former chairman of Ram Janambhoomi Trust Mahant Ramchandra Parmhans Das on latter's 14th death anniversary at Ayodhya.
Adityanath, who was on his second visit to the temple town after assuming charge of the state, said that the Goraksh Peeth of which he was the 'mahant' (chief), had been closely associated with Ram Temple movement.
During his speech, the chief minister heaped praise on Ramchandra Das for his ''contribution'' to the Ram Temple movement.
He also urged the concerned parties to the Ram Temple dispute to resolve the matter amicably through negotiations.
The chief minister said that Rama was the symbol of India's culture. ''People all over the world know Lord Rama....but his birth place has been neglected,'' he added.
Adityanath also spoke of Ram and Srikrishna circuits to what he said ''bind'' the country ''culturally''.
Although the chief minister evaded the issue of Ram Temple construction at the dispute site in Ayodhya, he did say that his government would be guided by the saint community.
Adityanath also announced that the state government would take initiatives to develop Ayodhya as a centre of religious attraction for the people around the world.
Adityanath's visit comes within days after the framing of charges against senior BJP leaders L.K.Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti and Vishwa Hindu Parishad leaders in the Babri Masjid demolition cases by a special CBI court here.
Tight security arrangements during the chief minister's visit, however, irked many a well known saints after they were forced to leave the venue, where Adityanath paid floral tribute at Ramchandra Das' 'samadhi' (tomb).
''I am a Ram Bhakt first...I will keep on visiting Ayodhya regularly...no one should have any objection,'' Adityanath said while speaking after paying floral tribute to the former chairman of Ram Janambhoomi Trust Mahant Ramchandra Parmhans Das on latter's 14th death anniversary at Ayodhya.
Adityanath, who was on his second visit to the temple town after assuming charge of the state, said that the Goraksh Peeth of which he was the 'mahant' (chief), had been closely associated with Ram Temple movement.
During his speech, the chief minister heaped praise on Ramchandra Das for his ''contribution'' to the Ram Temple movement.
He also urged the concerned parties to the Ram Temple dispute to resolve the matter amicably through negotiations.
The chief minister said that Rama was the symbol of India's culture. ''People all over the world know Lord Rama....but his birth place has been neglected,'' he added.
Adityanath also spoke of Ram and Srikrishna circuits to what he said ''bind'' the country ''culturally''.
Although the chief minister evaded the issue of Ram Temple construction at the dispute site in Ayodhya, he did say that his government would be guided by the saint community.
Adityanath also announced that the state government would take initiatives to develop Ayodhya as a centre of religious attraction for the people around the world.
Adityanath's visit comes within days after the framing of charges against senior BJP leaders L.K.Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti and Vishwa Hindu Parishad leaders in the Babri Masjid demolition cases by a special CBI court here.
Tight security arrangements during the chief minister's visit, however, irked many a well known saints after they were forced to leave the venue, where Adityanath paid floral tribute at Ramchandra Das' 'samadhi' (tomb).