BJP MLA Ram Kadam has urged Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to ban alcohol and meat in the entire state for one day on January 22. It is pertinent to note that on this day, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the consecration ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
"I urge the CM of Maharashtra on behalf of all devotees of Lord Ram, that on the pious day of 22 January, alcohol and meat be banned in the entire state. I request the Maharashtra government to, in turn, request the central government that meat and alcohol be banned in the entire country on that day," he wrote in a letter.
The 22nd of January is as sacred as the festival of Diwali, Kadam said in a video message.
Kadam sought the temporary restriction, noting the day was the "most auspicious" and that the Ram Mandir is being built in Ayodhya after five centuries. He went on to say that the day is nothing short of "celebrating Diwali not just in Maharashtra but the entire country".
He also stated that many karsevak suffered for the Ram temple. Many were sent to jail. The day is like celebrating Diwali, not just in Maharashtra but the entire country is very auspicious. Also, request the central government to implement it in the entire country, he further added.
The idols of Ram, Sita and Hanuman made by the country's famous sculptor Arun Yogiraj have been selected. Union Minister Prahlad Joshi has given this information on Twitter.
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