Eknath Shinde Ayodhya visit: Hotels booked for thousands of Shiv Sainiks

Thousands of Shiv Sainiks are expected to accompany Eknath Shinde on his visit to Ayodhya on Sunday his first such visit after being sworn in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra in June last yearAlmost all hotels guest houses and dharamshalas in the temple town have been booked to accommodate Shiv Sena ministers MPs and MLAs who will arrive in Ayodhya on SaturdayShiv Sainiks are also expected to reach Ayodhya in special trains a day before Shinde to welcome him The Shiv Sena has prepared a plan to highlight Shindes visit to Ayodhya across the countryAccording to the official programme issued by the Maharashtra government Shinde will reach Lucknow on Saturday evening and stay there for the night On Sunday morning he will reach Ayodhya by helicopter and land at the banks of the Saryu riverMaharashtra Chief Ministers spokesperson Viraj Mulaye told PTI The Maharashtra chief minister will be arriving in Lucknow on Saturday and will visit Ayodhya on Sunday where he will offer prayers at the Hanumangarhi temple and the Ram temple He will also see the ongoing construction of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple and perform the evening aarti on the banks of the Saryu riverAlso read Opposition must heed Pawars statement on Adani Maharashtra CM Shinde says in swipe at Congress UddhavHe will also meet the seers of Ayodhya and address a press conference He will return to Mumbai on Sunday after finishing all his scheduled programmes in Ayodhya Mulaye saidShinde will spend about nine hours in the temple town He had said on Friday that Ayodhya was a place of utmost faith for him and his supporters Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray wanted to see a grand Ram temple come up in Ayodhya the chief minister said as he flagged off a special train carrying Shiv Sainiks to the temple town amid chants of Jai Shri RamThe special train was beautifully decorated with a Chalo Ayodhya board mounted in the front Another train carrying Shiv Sainiks left for Ayodhya from Nashik Shinde told reporters In all more than 3000 devotees have left for the temple town in these two trains which will reach the final destination on Saturday he had saidEarlier Shinde had visited Ayodhya as a Shiv Sena leader on November 25 2018 a year before the Supreme Court announced the verdict in the Ram JanmabhoomiBabri Masjid land disputeHe also visited Ayodhya in March 2020 and June last yearThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever