Just days ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Ayodhya for bhumi pujan of Ram Mandir, a plea has been filed by a Delhi-based journalist with the Allahabad High Court challenging the event by stating that it is a violation of the guidelines laid out to contain the coronavirus pandemic. The PIL filed states that the programme is a violation of the ‘Unlock 2.0’ guidelines and urges the court to defer the event since Covid-19 cases are on the rise in the country.