Yogi Adityanath offers prayers at Ayodhya's Ram temple

Yogi visited a day after criminal conspiracy charges were framed against BJP leaders in Babri case

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday offered prayers at the makeshift Ram temple in Ayodhya on his first visit to the town after taking charge.

The visit assumes significance as it comes a day after criminal conspiracy charges were framed against the top BJP leaders in the Babri mosque demolition case.

The UP chief minister, who arrived, spent around 30 minutes at the temple in the Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid complex. He later offered prayers on the banks of the Saryu River. Adityanath began his visit by offering prayers at the Hanumangarhi Temple in Ayodhya.

He was accompanied by