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Bengal govt orders strict lockdown as BJP, allies plan Ram temple events

The Trinamool Congress government on July 28 announced a series of dates in this month when total lockdown would be imposed across West Bengal to contain the spread of Covid-19

Preparations ahead of the ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of the Ram Temple, in Ayodhya, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020. | PTI
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A senior police official said that the lockdown would be enforced tightly and any attempt to disrupt the law and situation would be thwarted | PTI

Press Trust of India Kolkata
Politically volatile West Bengal is likely to witness a showdown on Wednesday, when VHP and other saffron outfits will perform religious rituals in temples and elsewhere to mark the 'bhoomi pujan' ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya amid complete lockdown to be enforced by the state administration.
The Trinamool Congress government on July 28 announced a series of dates in this month when total lockdown would be imposed across West Bengal to contain the spread of Covid-19. Some of the dates were changed later but August 5 and two others were not.
The state unit of Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) said that as

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