UP Congress Leaders Take Dip In Ayodhya's Sarayu River After Party Rejects Ram Temple Invite

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Sonia Gandhi may have declined the invitation to the inauguration of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on January 22, but senior functionaries of UP Congress are visiting the Ram Temple today on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. The UP Congress had earlier announced that its state in-charge Avinash Pande and UPCC chief Ajay Rai would lead a 100-member delegation, including Pramod Tiwari and P L Punia, to Ayodhya for Ram Lalla's darshan. "There is no change in the programme. Congress leaders from the state will visit Ayodhya as per the scheduled programme. The January 22 programme related to the 'pran pratishtha' is a different matter," said Ajay Rai. During their visit, Congress leaders took a dip in Saryu river and then visit the Ram temple and Hanuman Garhi, a senior party leader said.