Purnea, Nov. 8 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday announced that he, along with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, laid the foundation stone of a grand temple of Goddess Sita, worth Rs. 850 crores, which is underway to be built in Sitamarhi, during an election rally in Banmankhi town of Purnea district in Bihar.

"Sita Mata is the daughter of Bihar. Should a grand temple of Sita Mata be built in Sitamarhi or not?... Two months ago, Nitish Kumar and I laid the foundation stone for a grand Sita Mata temple in Sitamarhi. We will build a grand Sita temple in Sitamarhi, at a cost of Rs 850 crore... And as soon as Mother Sita's temple is built, a Vande Bharat train will run from Bihar to Ayodhya on the same day to connect Sita's templ...