Rishikesh Upadhyay

Ayodhya's mayor, a local BJP MLA and a former party legislator are among the 40 people whom the Ayodhya Development Authority has accused of illegally selling plots and building infrastructure in such land.

There are plans to install a statue of Lord Ram on the banks of the Saryu river in Ayodhya, the city's municipal corporation mayor said. "Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath may make an announcement on this on the occasion of Dev Deepawali," said Rishikesh Upadhyay, BJP's mayor of Ayodhya Municipal Corporation.

Ayodhya's mayor, a local BJP MLA and a former party legislator are among the 40 people whom the Ayodhya Development Authority has accused of illegally selling plots and building infrastructure in such land.

There are plans to install a statue of Lord Ram on the banks of the Saryu river in Ayodhya, the city's municipal corporation mayor said. "Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath may make an announcement on this on the occasion of Dev Deepawali," said Rishikesh Upadhyay, BJP's mayor of Ayodhya Municipal Corporation.