Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Monday said that places connected with Lord Ram in the state will be developed as popular tourist spots.

Talking to the media, Yadav said the mega idol consecration ceremony in Ayodhya heralds the coming of ‘Ram Rajya’.

“The Ram temple idol consecration ceremony was a historic event. The places where Lord Rama set his foot in Madhya Pradesh will be developed as tourist places,” he said at his official residence in Bhopal which was lit up with 11,101 diyas (lamps) to mark the Ram temple inauguration.

“Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, good governance has been established, in real terms, the coming of ‘Ram Rajya’. Nearly 142 crore people stood by the government and demonstrated an example of communal harmony,” he added.

The CM offered prayers to Lord Ram, set off sparklers and chanted “Jai Shri Ram” at his house which was decked up. Earlier in the day, Yadav watched the consecration ceremony virtually from the Ram Raja Temple in Orchha.

He was accompanied by former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan as both of them offered prayers at the temple in Orchha.