Sanjay Raut welcomes decision to form trust for Ram Temple construction

Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday welcomed the announcement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the formation of 'Shri Ram Janambhoomi Tirath Kshetra' trust.

The Union Cabinet has paved the way for the construction of Ram temple at the Ram Janmabhoomi site in Ayodhya with Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing the formation of "Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra" to oversee the construction process.

"I welcome the announcement by Prime Minister, on behalf of Maharashtra Chief Minister (Uddhav Thackeray). But you all know, the decision of building the Ram Temple was given by the Supreme Court and to respect its decision is the responsibility of the government," Raut told ANI.

Today in Lok Sabha Prime Minister Modi had announced the formation of a trust for construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

Speaking in the lower house of Parliament, he said, "We have readied a scheme for the development of Ram Temple in Ayodhya. A trust has been formed, it is called 'Sri Ram Janambhoomi Tirath Kshetra."

Prime Minister's announcement was hailed with loud slogans of 'Jai Shri Ram' from the members of the ruling party.