{"id":6595,"date":"2026-06-30T00:14:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T19:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=6595"},"modified":"2026-06-30T02:08:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T20:38:55","slug":"has-it-become-a-crime-to-have-darshan-of-lord-ram-congress-alleges-ajay-rai-put-under-house-arrest-ahead-of-ayodhya-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newskick.in\/?p=6595","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Has it become a crime to have darshan of Lord Ram?&#8217;: Congress alleges Ajay Rai put under house arrest ahead of Ayodhya visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/has-it-become-a-crime-to-have-darshan-of-lord-ram-congress-alleges-ajay-rai-put-under-house-arrest-ahead-of-ayodhya-visit\/articleshow\/132078840.cms\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" hspace=\"10\" align=\"left\" style=\"margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;\" src=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/photo\/132078840.cms\" \/><\/a>Congress alleged its Uttar Pradesh chief Ajay Rai was placed under house arrest to prevent a party delegation from visiting Ayodhya&#8217;s Ram Temple. 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