What is Ram Raksha Movement, on the pretext of which Uddhav Thackeray’s Shiv Sena will corner BJP?

Uddhav Thackeray in Maharashtra has now announced Ram Raksha Andolan after the Ayodhya Ram temple donation theft incident. From July 5, Shiv Sena (UBT) workers will start an agitation in Maharashtra and surround the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Uddhav Thackeray has appealed that people should actively join this movement and put pressure on BJP.

Uddhav Thackeray has said that on 5th people will gather at Hanuman Temple in Dadar, Central Mumbai, where ‘Hanuman Stotra’ and ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ will be recited. Will put pressure on the Bharatiya Janata Party to take responsibility for the alleged theft in Ayodhya’s Ram temple.

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Uddhav Thackeray, President, Shiv Sena (UBT):-
I appeal to all those outraged by this alleged large-scale theft in the Ram Temple to join us and hold the BJP accountable for this. People are facing many problems across the country, but despite the BJP government at the Center and many states, there is an atmosphere of anarchy and indifference towards issues of public concern.

Uddhav Thackeray said, ‘Many Hindus, including undivided Shiv Sena workers, had participated in the Ram Mandir movement and suffered incidents like atrocities on kar sevaks, Godhra train incident, Ahmedabad riots and Mumbai serial bomb blasts.’

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Uddhav Thackeray alleges that BJP took political advantage of these incidents and is now enjoying unbridled power.

Is BJP running Operation Ram Mandir?

Uddhav Thackeray also alleged horse-trading of opposition MLAs and questioned whether the ruling party was running Operation Ram Mandir. Uddhav Thackeray has said that looting in the name of Hindutva will not be tolerated at any cost. Uddhav Thackeray also alleged that BJP’s slogan ‘Mandir wahin banayenge’ has proved to be just a sham. He said that the sacrifices of the people involved in the Ram Mandir movement will not be allowed to go in vain.

When did the theft case of Ram temple come to light?

The case of alleged embezzlement of Ram temple offerings came to light on June 7. After this, an FIR was registered on June 25 on the basis of the preliminary report of the Special Investigation Team (SIP) constituted by the Uttar Pradesh government. In this case, eight people involved in the process of collection and counting of offerings in the temple have been arrested and investigation into the matter is going on.