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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
"Fadnavis had been actively involved in the Ram temple movement from the very beginning and had spent 14 days in jail following the demolition of the Babri structure. Where were you at that time? Uddhav Thackeray was at Matoshree cleaning cameras, while Sanjay Raut was busy writing articles. Neither of you has any connection with the Ram temple movement, he said.
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