To honour the sacrifices made by those who laid down their lives during the Ayodhya movement in the early nineties, the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has decided to name roads after them. Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Maurya declared that the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government would name roads in the state after karsevaks martyred during the Ram Mandir movement in the early 90s.
The roads will be called “Balidani Ram Bhakt Marg” and will lead towards the karsevaks home with the name and picture of the deceased displayed on the plaque. The Deputy CM gave this statement on Tuesday during his visit to Ayodhya to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various projects. “The roads will be called ‘Balidani Ram Bhakt Marg’ and will lead towards the karsevaks’ home with the name and picture of the deceased displayed on the plaque,” he said. Sixteen karsevaks had died in police firing in Ayodhya in November 1990. The BJP claims that the numbers were much higher. Maurya further said that Jai Hind Veer Path would be built to honour the soldiers and police officers who laid down their lives fighting external and internal enemies. On 6 December 1992, a large group of kar sevaks demolished the Babri Masjid.
