Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has rejected the invitation by the BharatiyaJanata Party government to attend the Ram Temple inauguration ceremony at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, India.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the party in a statement on X said, “CPI-M remains the only political party in the country that has shown the courage to reject the invite to Ram Temple ceremony so far.”
“The CPI-M General Secretary Comrade SitaramYechury has received an invitation to attend the inauguration Of the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The CPI-M policy has been to respect religious beliefs and safeguarding the right of every individual to pursue their belief. It believes that religion is a personal choice not to be converted into an instrument for political gain. Therefore, we will not be attending the ceremony,” the statement said.
“It is most unfortunate that the BJP and RSS have converted a religious ceremony into a State sponsored event directly involving the Prime Minister, the UP Chief Minister and other government functionaries. A fundamental principle of governance in India as reiterated by the Supreme Court is that the State in India, under the constitution should have no religious affiliation,” the statement added.
“This is being violated by the ruling regime in the organisation of the event,” he added.—KMS
