New Delhi, Feb. 10 -- Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said that the Grand Temple in Ayodhya strengthens India's democracy and highlights the spirit of democracy and is a symbol of India's development journey.

"The temple strengthens India's democracy, highlights spirit of democracy and our heritage and awakens national consciousness in 140 crore Indians. This temple is a symbol of India's journey of development and is also one of the pilgrimage places of India's heritage," Goyal said during a short duration discussion on the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha in the Rajya Sabha.

He said PM Modi had undertaken a strict 11-day fast before the Pran Pratishtha in Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.

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