Gujarat CM mentions Ram temple issue during Assembly speech

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani Thursday invoked the Ayodhya issue in the Assembly in a poetic manner, suggesting the BJP and its government believe that a Ram temple should be built in the UP town.

Besides the Ram temple issue, he highlighted the BJP government's push for better prices for farm produce and jobs for youths during his speech on the motion to thank Governor O P Kohli for his address to the House.

"Ayodhya mae Ram-Yuvao ko kaam-Kisano ko sahi daam-mehngai pe lagaam-hata do bhrashtachari badnaam (Ram temple in Ayodhya, jobs for youth, better MSP for farmers, controlling price-rise and removal of corrupt people)," said Rupani.

Though Rupani often uses this slogan in his public addresses, this was perhaps the first time when he referred to it in the Assembly.

In his address, the CM claimed Gujarat is the No. 1 state on many parameters, be it industrial output, milk production, groundnut production and exports, among others.

He said the size of Gujarat's ...