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In a statement released on Monday, the CM lamented that the country has reached a stage when the inauguration of a religious place of worship was celebrated as a state event.
The petition said the consecration of a temple is an essential religious practice associated with the Hindu religion and therefore cannot be in any manner a concern of the government.
The four petitioners have said declaring a public holiday for a religious event violates the principles of secularism.
DYFI national president AA Rahim said Congress's endorsement of the Ram temple was empowering RSS to take up new communal projects.
The Cong leader began his yatra from Manipur with a promise to bring peace and harmony to the ethnic violence-hit state, which has claimed over 180 lives and rendered thousands homeless since May 2023.
The Special Cell of Delhi Police had arrested Purkayastha and Chakravarty on October 3 and both of them are currently in judicial custody.
The CPM state secretary was also critical of the Congress's indecision on the invite to the inauguration of the Ram temple on January 22.
Addressing the media here, Govindan said as the main opposition party, Congress has the responsibility to uphold the values of secularism.
Sitaram Yechury has explained why CPM will not go to Ayodhya.
He was speaking at a symposium held as part of the INTUC state conference.