PM doing 'bhoomi pujan' for Ram temple a golden moment: Sena

entire country has become excited in view of bhoomi pujan ceremony for Ram temple in Ayodhya and re is no or golden moment like Prime Minister Narendra Modi breaking ground to mark start of construction work, Shiv Sena said on Tuesday.

COVID-19 crisis is prevailing in country, but it will disappear with blessings of Lord Ram, an editorial in Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' said. It ceremony, to be held at Ayodhya in Uttar Presh on Wednesday, will be fika (lacklustre) as Union Home Minister Amit Shah will not be able to attend it.

Shah on Sunday said he h tested positive for coronavirus after showing initial symptoms. He said his health was fine and he was getting mitted to a hospital on vice of doctors. Shiv Sena said it is praying for his speedy recovery. party, however, cryptically said though Shah is in isolation, crisis still looms large over Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan. Gehlot has no reason to be happy that Shah is in isolation as BJP leer performs political surgeries from wherever he is, Marathi daily said.

"Prime Minister Modi himself will perform 'bhoomi pujan' by visiting Ayodhya, Sena said.

It noted that BJP veterans LK vani and Murli Manohar Joshi, key leers attached to Ram temple construction campaign, will witness sweet end of battle of temple construction via video conferencing from Delhi. vani and Joshi were vised not to attend ceremony in view of ir age and outbreak of COVID-19 in Ayodhya, it said. Uma Bharti, anor leer attached to campaign, will not attend ceremony in person given fear of COVID-19, and will watch ceremony from banks of Saryu "through eyes of her mind, Shiv Sena said.

" country has become excited in view of 'bhoomi pujan' ceremony. re is no or golden moment like countrys prime minister breaking ground (for temple construction)," Sena said.

"Coronavirus is prevailing. It has spre in Ayodhya, Uttar Presh and entire country. This crisis, too, will fe away with blessings of Lord Ram, it said.

Sena furr said responsibility of security arrangements in Ayodhya was with Home ministry, but it was unfortunate" that Shah got infected by novel coronavirus.

"Prime Minister, RSS chief, Uttar Presh Chief Minister Yogi ityanath and or invitees will be re (for ceremony), but ceremony will be lacklustre without Home Minister Shah, Shiv Sena said.

Referring to Rajasthan political crisis, it said Gehlot h to shift Congress MLAs from that state in isolation when Shah was quarantined at a hospital.

"That means threat (to Gehlot government) persists! Shiv Sena claimed.

MLAs were recently shifted to a Jaisalmer resort from Jaipur. Sena furr said Uttar Presh has seemingly turned into a COVID-19 hotspot and death of states minister Kamal Rani Varun due to disease is demoralising for people. It raised concern over Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa also getting infected by disease. Shiv Sena said Shah h taken utmost care during lockdown period.

It noted that Union home minister took part in a public event in Delhi last Saturday and attended cabinet meeting last Wednesday observing social distancing norms. Yet, Shah has asked those who came in his contact in past few days to isolate mselves and get mselves tested for coronavirus, Shiv Sena said.

" entire Union council of ministers need to be isolated, if Home minister is saying this. Shah is close to prime minister as his second key colleague in council," Marathi publication said.

But nothing will happen to prime minister and home minister due blessings of Lord Shriram. Wishes extended by (Congress leer) Rahul Gandhi to Shah are important, it said. Gandhi h on Sunday wished Shah a speedy recovery.