Terming the upcoming festival of lights as “special”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that this is for the first time in the past 500 years that Lord Ram will celebrate Diwali in Ayodhya temple.
“I extend my heartfelt greetings to all the citizens on Dhanteras. In just two days, we will also celebrate Diwali, and this year’s Diwali is particularly special. After 500 years, Lord Ram is seated in his grand temple in Ayodhya, and this will be the first Diwali celebrated with him in his magnificent temple. We are all very fortunate to witness such a special and grand Diwali,” Modi said while addressing a ‘Rozgar Mela’ for youth through a video conference.
In 2019, the India’s top court paved the way for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya as the apex court ruled that the disputed piece of land be given to the Hindu side.
It had also asked the Uttar Pradesh government to allot a large piece of land in Ayodhya for the construction of a mosque.
Finally, the Ayodhya Ram Temple was inaugurated in January this year by the Prime Minister.
Modi presided over the consecration ceremony of the temple which was attended by thousands of dignitaries, including noted businessmen, Bollywood actors and prominent people from other walks of life.
The Prime Minister further congratulated all the youth who received the appointment letters under the Rozgar Mela.
“In this festive atmosphere, today on this auspicious day, appointment letters for government jobs are being given to 51,000 youth in the employment fair. I extend my heartiest congratulations and best wishes to all of you. The process of providing permanent government jobs to lakhs of youth of the country in the Government of India is continuing. Appointment letters have been given to lakhs of youth even in BJP and NDA-ruled states,” he added.