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First recite Ram Raksha, then talk about Ram movement: BJP slams Sanjay Raut

Mumbai/ Nagpur, July 18 ( UNI) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s chief spokesperson for Maharashtra Navnath Ban on Saturday launched a sharp attack on Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut and Uddhav Thackeray, questioning their connection with the Ram temple movement and saying they should first read and recite at least a few verses from the Ram Raksha Stotra before claiming to lead any agitation in its name.
Ban accused the Thackeray-led faction of using Lord Ram’s name for political purposes and defended Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s long-standing association with the Ram temple movement.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is expected to participate in the Ram Raksha agitation

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