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VHP to contact MPs to seek support for new law on Ayodhya
Ayodhya, June 10: VHP today said that it would contact members of Parliament of different parties to seek their support for enactment of a new law to hand over the acquired land to it for the construction of Ram Temple here.
Ayodhya, June 10: VHP today said that it would contact members of Parliament of different parties to seek their support for enactment of a new law to hand over the acquired land to it for the construction of Ram Temple here.
Talking to reporters at Kar Sewakpuram after the conclusion of two-day meeting of VHP activists and office bearers here, the organisation's international general secretary Praveenbhai Togadia said such a law was the only solution to the Ayodhya tangle.
He called upon BJP, Congress and other political parties to make their stands clear on the issue, saying it was their "moral duty".
"The Ayodhya temple movement has entered a decisive phase and might decide the direction of politics in the country in next few months. Future programs of the temple movement will be decided by Hindu religious leaders at a suitable time and they will also lead the movement," he said.
Togadia said VHP would contact MPs and "remind them about the aspirations of crores of Hindus on the issue".
He claimed there were some leaders in congress and other parties who identified with VHP's stand on the issue. Togadia said that there were cases of Congress leaders adopting different views on VHP's programs and cited the example of Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot imposing a ban on 'trishul diksha' while Kerala chief minister A K Antony did not do so.
Referring to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati's statements that the temple issue be kept above narrow electoral politics, Togadia said it reflected their viewpoint on the matter.
Bureau Report
He called upon BJP, Congress and other political parties to make their stands clear on the issue, saying it was their "moral duty".
"The Ayodhya temple movement has entered a decisive phase and might decide the direction of politics in the country in next few months. Future programs of the temple movement will be decided by Hindu religious leaders at a suitable time and they will also lead the movement," he said.
Togadia said VHP would contact MPs and "remind them about the aspirations of crores of Hindus on the issue".
He claimed there were some leaders in congress and other parties who identified with VHP's stand on the issue. Togadia said that there were cases of Congress leaders adopting different views on VHP's programs and cited the example of Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot imposing a ban on 'trishul diksha' while Kerala chief minister A K Antony did not do so.
Referring to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati's statements that the temple issue be kept above narrow electoral politics, Togadia said it reflected their viewpoint on the matter.
Bureau Report