New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday posted a video clip on social media showing some glimpses of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement on the anniversary of the demolition of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya, calling it 'Shaurya Diwas', and paid tributes to those who “sacrificed” their lives for the Ram temple construction at the disputed site, PTI reported.
Hundreds of 'karsevaks', or workers of rightwing Hindutva extremists of RSS, had brought down the 16th-century Babri mosque in Ayodhya, which Hindu outfits claimed was built on a temple at the birthplace of Lord Rama.
However, in a landmark 2019 verdict, a five-judge Constitution bench headed by the then Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi unanimously allowed the construction of a Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya, granting the entire 2.77-acre plot for the temple and allotting a five-acre plot for the construction of a mosque.
Posting on X from its official handle a picture of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the ruling party wrote, "On Shaurya Diwas, crores of salutes to all the Sanatani heroes who ended 500 years of slavery".
VHP and other Hindu outfits have, over the years, marked the day as Shaurya Diwas (Valour Day), while Muslim outfits observed it as 'Black Day' or Youm-e-Gham" (Day of Sorrow).
The video, posted by the BJP from its official handle, shows some footage of the day when the Babri mosque was demolished on December 6, 1992. It also shows some glimpses of hoisting of 'Dharma Dwaj', a saffron flag, atop the Ram temple in Ayodhya and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
"On Shaurya Diwas, we pay our heartfelt tribute to the Sanatani heroes who paved the way for the cultural revival of the country by sacrificing their lives in the Shri Ram Temple movement," the BJP wrote on X.