Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday said his party would fulfill the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s promise to build a “Ram Path” if it is voted to power. According to Hindu mythology, the “Ram Path” is the trail the Hindu god Ram traversed while in exile for 14 years, It is believed to include parts of Madhya Pradesh.
The state is scheduled to go to polls later this year. “The ruling party had promised to develop the ‘Ram Path’ but never kept its promise,” Singh told reporters in Bhopal. “But, we are thinking about constructing the ‘Ram Path’ up to the borders of the state.” He added the party would also construct the ‘Narmada Parikrama Path’, which is a walkway along the banks of the Narmada river.
The Congress leader played down queries that his party was resorting to “soft Hindutva” politics. “Hindutva has nothing to do with the religion,” Singh said.
Singh accused Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan of making false claims against his party and him. The Congress leader said Chouhan had made allegations without submitting evidence and that he would file a legal notice against him for being called an “anti-national”. “Now, they [BJP] are saying that I have relations with Naxalites. This allegation against me shows their mental status,” Singh said.
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