TMC always conspired to stop Ram Navami celebrations here: PM in Bengal

• PM Modi accuses TMC of conspiring to hinder Ram Navami celebrations in West Bengal
• Asserts, "TMC, as always, tried its best to stop the Ram Navami celebrations here and hatched several conspiracies"
• Calcutta HC on Monday granted permission to VHP to hold a procession on Ram Navami in Howrah city

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took aim at the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal on Tuesday, accusing it of conspiring to hinder Ram Navami celebrations in the state.

Addressing a rally in Balurghat, West Bengal, PM Modi said "This time Ram Navami has special significance. This is the first Ram Navami when Ram Lalla has been enthroned in the grand temple in Ayodhya. I know TMC, as always, tried its best to stop the Ram Navami celebrations here, and hatched several conspiracies. But only truth wins.”

Referring to a recent Calcutta High Court order, PM Modi announced, “Permission has been granted by the court and tomorrow Ram Navami processions will be taken out with full reverence and devotion. I congratulate all my brothers and sisters of Bengal on this occasion.”

The Calcutta High Court's order came in response to a plea by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) to hold a procession in Howrah city on Ram Navami, subject to certain conditions to ensure peaceful proceedings.

The Bengal government proposed an alternative route for the procession, which the organisers contested, leading to their petition in the high court.