UP Budget Session: Resolution passed to name Ayodhya airport after Lord Ram; details

On Tuesday, a resolution was passed by the Uttar Pradesh Assembly to name the Ayodhya airport in UP as Maryada Purushottam Sriram Airport. The UP Assembly cited the importance of the holy town- Ayodhya as an “equivalent to heaven as per Atharva Ved”. According to an IE report, the resolution was tabled a day after an amount of Rs 101 crore was proposed in the annual state budget for the airport along with other development projects that included beautification of the temple town. The resolution was tabled by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Khanna and he cited that in “Atharva Ved”, the Ayodhya town has been regarded as the “city of God “and is considered equivalent to heaven.

As per Ramayana, the Ayodhya town was established by Manu and it was regarded as the capital of “Surya Vansh” for centuries, it said. Known as a pilgrimage site, Ayodhya is basically the city of temples. It further mentioned that Ayodhya’s association with Ram dates back to ages. Being Lord Ram’s birthplace, Ayodhya is famous in ancient literature and in Indian history. The resolution listed ancient temples in the holy town such as Hanuman Gari, Sita Rasoi as well as the temples built in the 18th and 19th centuries like Nageshwarnath, Kanak Bhawan and Darshan Singh temple.