New Delhi: The Shri Ram Janambhoomi Tirtha Kshetra, the trust set up to oversee the construction of a Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, is waiting for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s nod for the bhoomi pooja (ground-breaking ceremony) as all the preparations related to the temple construction are almost complete, reported “The Print”. A senior saint associated with the trust said the bhoomi pooja will be done by the Prime Minister himself.
A member of the trust, who didn’t want to be named,according to the report,said the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has not fixed a date for the ground-breaking ceremony yet.“Ram Mandir trust has completed all the necessary preparations for the bhoomi pooja ceremony. But due to its busy schedule while responding to the Covid crisis, the PMO is not allocating any time,” said the member. “Soon there will be a meeting of the trust members and other saints. We will take a decision only after that,” the member said. Champat Rai, general secretary of the trust, told ThePrint, also said the matter is pending due to the Covid-19 crisis. “We are yet to have a meeting regarding the bhoomi pooja of Ram Temple … We have not received any information from the PMO yet,” he said. “The Print”quoted a PMO official, as saying on the condition of anonymity, “As of now, we do not have any information about this.”