Gita Press to set up outlet on Ram Temple premises
Officials said a delegation of 35 members met the PM before the first Amrit Bharat Express train was flagged off from the Ayodhya Dham railway station.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given his consent for a Gita Press outlet on the premises of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, officials of the Gorakhpur-based publisher said on Saturday.
They said that its delegation of 35 members, who were in Ayodhya on Saturday, met the PM before the first Amrit Bharat Express train was flagged off from the Ayodhya Dham railway station. The meeting took place in one of the compartments of the train.
Devi Dayal, a trustee of the Press, said the Prime Minister responded positively to the delegation’s request.
Another trustee Ishwar Parsad Patwari said the Prime Minister, who stated that he knew that every trustee and worker of the Press was involved in noble deeds, shook hands with the members of the delegation.
Upon reaching the Gorakhpur railway station in the afternoon, passengers received a grand welcome by MP Ravi Kishan Shukla, MLA Mahendra Pal Singh, mayor Manglesh Srivastav and others amid the presence of a sizeable gathering of youngsters.