Covid-19: Uma Bharti not to attend Ram temple event, will visit site later

BJP leader says she has requested Ayodhya authorities to remove her name from the list of invitees for the foundation stone laying event

BJP National Vice President Uma Bharti on Monday stated that she will visit Ayodhya but not attend the 'bhoomi pujan' ceremony for Ram temple in view of rising Covid-19 cases.

"From the moment I have heard the news that Home Minister Amit Shah and some other Uttar Pradesh BJP leaders have tested positive for Covid-19, I am worried about the safety of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people present in Ayodhya for the foundation stone laying ceremony," Uma Bharti tweeted (translated from Hindi).

"I have informed the officials of Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas that I will be present on the