MUMBAI/AYODHYA: Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray on Wednesday said CM Uddhav Thackeray will soon talk to Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath to seek land for constructing a Maharashtra Sadan in Ayodhya. Aaditya was in Ayodhya on Wednesday, where he took darshan of Ram Lalla on his first solo trip to the temple city.
"We are here for darshan. This is our pilgrimage, not a political visit. I have not come here to do politics," Aaditya said. However, replying to a query on questioning of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by the ED, he said Central agencies have become part of the election campaign.
He said the Maharashtra government wanted to build a Sadan with over 100 rooms for devotees from Maharashtra. "CM Uddhav Thackeray has told me he is going to talk to CM Yogi Adityanath. Correspondence will be done asking for land for constructing Maharashtra Sadan in Ayodhya. Many devotees come here from Maharashtra. We want to make it a nice place for them," he said.
Aaditya was accompanied by Shiv Sena leaders Sanjay Raut and Neelam Gorhe. He offered prayers at Ram Janmabhoomi, Hanumangarhi temple and met seers, including Hanumangarhi Mahant Gyan Das. His trip came ahead of his uncle, MNS chief Raj Thackeray's tour, which was deferred after BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh opposed Raj's Ayodhya visit.
Aaditya said the entire Sena family had come to Ayodhya. "The Sena's Hindutva is clean. Whatever we promise, we deliver, regardless of us winning or losing elections. We have come here for Lord Ram and Hanuman. I spoke to BJP MP Brij Bhushan Singh, he welcomed us in Ayodhya. Those who are welcoming us, we will take them along for construction of Maharashtra Sadan," he added.
he said, "In 2018, I first came here with Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. He then announced, 'pehle mandir phir sarkar' (first temple then government). Coincidentally, after the announcement, maybe something new happened; only after that, the court proceedings started, and within a year, the court ruling came."
