Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi Trust Halts Temple Construction Work Amid India-China Face-Off In Galwan

Amid the face-off between Indian and Chinese security forces at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Galwan valley, the Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi trust on Thursday (18 June) has decided to halt the construction work of the Ram Temple.

The decision was announced via official twitter account of the Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra, who said that the situation at the border is serious and the overriding concern at present is to defend the country against the Chinese aggression.

The trust paid tributes to the fallen soldiers who attained martyrdom after Chinese soldiers in Galwan Valley stealthily mounted an attack against the Indian troopers. The trust added that the appropriate date for the start of the construction of the Ram Temple will be taken keeping in view the prevailing situation in the country.

The trust further warned against believing in motivated, fake news circulated on social media about the temple construction activities.

Earlier, Mahant Narendra Giri, President of the Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad (ABAP), the apex body of saints and seers, has said that lakhs of Naga sanyasis would not hesitate in joining the Indian armed forces to give a befitting reply to the Chinese aggression on the borders.

Condemning the attack, Giri said the Indian forces are capable of giving a befitting reply to the enemy, but if the need arises, lakhs of Naga sadhus can also join their forces to protect the motherland.

"Naga sadhus are equally trained in shaashtra (religious texts) and shashtra (arms)," he said.