Lord Ram statue unveiled at UP BJP state HQ

Lucknow: BJP national president J P Nadda has unveiled a larger-than-life statue of Lord Ram at the party’s state headquarters here.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, state In-Charge Radha Mohan Singh, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Maurya and state party president Swatantra Dev Singh were present on the occasion.

A party functionary said a proper canopy would later be constructed for the statue, which has been made in bronze.

Earlier in June, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had unveiled a seven-foot-tall statue of Lord Ram at Shodh Sansthan Museum in Ayodhya.

The statue, made of a single block of rosewood and purchased for Rs 35 lakh from Karnataka, has been put on display at the museum. (UNI)