New Delhi: Enraged over Nepal Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli’s claim that ‘real’ Ayodhya was in Nepal and Ram was born there and not in India, BJP workers burnt his effigy and said his statement is "baseless and regrettable".
The BJP workers gathered in Mudaka area here and burnt Oli's effigy. They also raised slogans against him, saying he has hurt sentiments of millions of Hindus in India and across the world.
"Everyone knows that Ram was born in Ayodhya. His statement is baseless and regrettable," young BJP leader Arun Drall said.
He said the Nepalese Prime Minister made such an unfortunate statement at the behest of China.
Drall also targeted Congress MP and former party president Rahul Gandhi without naming him on the issue when he said there are leaders who wear janeu (sacred white thread is worn by brahmins) but do not say a word on issues like this.
He said India treats Nepal as its brother but the statement of Oli could create a rift in relations of the two neighbouring countries and people of Nepal would have to suffer for it.
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A few days ago, several Hindu seers in Ayodhya reacted sharply to Oli's remarks and said India must stop all financial aids to Nepal and snap all diplomatic ties with it.
They also said India should throw all Nepalese workers out of the country.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya had also expressed outrage over Oli’s claim and demanded that he must apologize from Ram Bhakts for hurting their sentiments.
Reacting to Oli’s statement, Iqbal Ansari, one of the former litigants in the Ram Janmabhoomi land dispute case, said Oli has also hurt the sentiments of Muslim clerics in Ayodhya by his claim.
After staking claim to Indian territories of Lipulekh-Kalapani in a new controversial map, Oli had said ‘real’ Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Ram is in Nepal and Lord Ram is a Nepali.
