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Members of
the saints’ community in Ayodhya are furious at Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli for his statement that Ayodhya where Lord Ram was born is in
the Himalayan country.
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Lucknow(Agencies): Reacting sharply to Nepal Prime Minister
KP Sharma Oli’s claim that Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Ram, is in Nepal and
that he was Nepali, members of the saints’ community have urged him to keep
religion out of regional politics.
“The PM of Nepal must keep Lord Ram out of
regional politics. His comments are unwarranted. He must know that Lord Ram was
a ‘chakravarti’ emperor and Nepal was also a part of his kingdom. Ties between
India and Nepal are even older than history,” said Mahant Nritya Gopal Das,
chairman of Sri Ram Jamabhoomi Tirath Kshetra Trust.
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad
(VHP), Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirath Kshetra Trust and saints in Ayodhya have
strongly condemned Oli’s statement.
“The prime minister of Nepal is making
baseless and unwarranted statements at the behest of China. Nothing can be more
absurd than this statement. All religious scriptures prove that Lord Ram was
born in Ayodhya in India,” said Sharad Sharma, regional spokesperson, VHP, who
operates from Karsevakpuram, Ayodhya.
Raju Das, priest of Hanuman
Garhi, said Oli’s statement as a ploy to divert attention from increasing
opposition he is facing in Nepal.
“At present, the Nepalese PM is under immense
pressure from the opposition to resign from his post. With no option left, he
has given this absurd statement just to divert attention of people from ongoing
political turmoil in the country,” said Das.
“In recently concluded Ram Janmabhoomi case in
Supreme Court all historical facts were presented before the court and it was
proven without doubt that Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya is the birthplace of Lord
Ram,” said Das.
“Although real Ayodhya lies at Thori city in
the west of Birgunj, India has claimed that Lord Ram was born there. Due to
these continuous claims even we have believed that deity Sita got married to
Prince Ram of India. However, in reality, Ayodhya is a village lying west of
Birgunj,” Prime Minister Oli claimed at an event at his residence in Kathmandu.
Oli also accused India of
cultural encroachment by “creating a fake Ayodhya.”
Oli questioned how Lord Ram
could come to Janakpur to marry Sita when there were “no means” of
communication.
He further said that it would
have been impossible for Lord Rama to come to Janakpur from present Ayodhya
that lies in India.
Every year ‘Ram Barat’
(wedding procession of lord Ram) from Ayodhya leaves for Janakpur in Nepal with
much fanfare. A large number of saints accompany ‘Ram Barat’.
Oli’s contentious claims came
amid worsening relations between New Delhi and Kathmandu.
Tensions between the two
countries rose after Kathmandu issued a new map incorporating some portions of
Indian territories in May.
New Delhi has said that the updated map is “not
based on historical facts and evidence” and termed the claims by Nepal as
artificial enlargement.
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