Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed the Lok Sabha on the last day of the Budget Session, the final Parliament sitting, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections due to be held in April-May this year. In his speech, the Home Minister spoke about Ram Mandir construction in Ayodhya saying the fight of over 500 years has come to an end. He said that the fight for Ram Temple was one of the longest-fought battles in the court of law.
- January 22 was the beginning of great India. Those who imagine a country without Lord Ram do not know our country well and they represent the days of colonialism.
- January 22 will be a historic day for the years to come... It was the day that fulfilled the hopes & aspirations of all Ram devotees.
- Everyone should understand that the date - January 22 - is historic, and I want to say that those who don't know their history end up losing their identity.
- Supreme Court verdict on Ram temple showed India's secularism, nowhere else majority community fought legally so long for its faith.
- No one can read the history of this country by ignoring the Ram Mandir movement. Since 1528, every generation has seen this movement in some form or the other. This matter remained stuck for a long time. This dream had to be fulfilled during the time of the Modi government.
- The date - January 22 - cleared the way to make India a 'Vishvaguru'. We cannot think about this country without Ram and Ramcharitmanas, and those who want to know the country cannot do it without Ram and Ramcharitmanas.
- Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi while recalling the government's achievements, Amit Shah said that after a very long time, the country got a leadership that the world accepts and respects.
- Many proposals made to name Ayodhya airport after Shri Ram, PM Modi preferred saint Valmiki. He took all sections of society along.
- When we mentioned about it (constructing Ram Temple) in our manifesto, they (opposition) said it was only to win the elections and the BJP keeps making such promises - Article 370, Ram Janmabhoomi, Uniform Civil Code or Triple Talaq. However, they oppose us every time we fulfil our promises. I want to clarify that the BJP and PM Modi do what they say.
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