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AIPMPLB criticises Vajpayee`s vow to build Ram Temple
Lucknow, Aug 02: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board today took strong exception to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee`s pledge for construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya yesterday and said bjp was again raking up emotive issues with an eye on coming Lok Sabha and assembly elections in some states.
Lucknow, Aug 02: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board today took strong exception to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's pledge for construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya yesterday and said bjp was again raking up emotive issues with an eye on coming Lok Sabha and assembly elections in some states.
In the absence of any major achievement of his government to project in the november assembly elections in some states, the Prime Minister used the cremation of Ram Janmbhoomi Nyas president, Mahant Ramchandra Paramhans to issue a politically motivated statement to polarise the voters, AIMPLB spokesman Dr S Q R Illyas told newspersons on phone.
"The Prime Minister is the custodian of law and his statement, which is contrary to what all the parties have mutually agreed to - that the court's verdict should be honoured, is unbecoming of the post he occupies," Illyas said.
The convenor of Babri Masjid Action Committee (BMAC) and AIMPLB member, Zafaryab Jilani alleged that Vajpayee used the occasion to send a clear message that there was no shift in BJP's stand on the temple issue.
"What Vajpayee said yesterday in Ayodhya during the condolence meeting after the cremation of Paramhans, he had not said in Parliament under the pressure of NDA partners," he said.
Jilani said that the Prime Minister could not disregard the feelings of 15 crore Muslims in the country to fulfil the dreams of a Hindu saint (Paramhans) who was held in high esteem by everyone. He also criticised the timing of the statement which, he said, might influence the ongoing court proceedings in the case.
Bureau Report
"The Prime Minister is the custodian of law and his statement, which is contrary to what all the parties have mutually agreed to - that the court's verdict should be honoured, is unbecoming of the post he occupies," Illyas said.
The convenor of Babri Masjid Action Committee (BMAC) and AIMPLB member, Zafaryab Jilani alleged that Vajpayee used the occasion to send a clear message that there was no shift in BJP's stand on the temple issue.
"What Vajpayee said yesterday in Ayodhya during the condolence meeting after the cremation of Paramhans, he had not said in Parliament under the pressure of NDA partners," he said.
Jilani said that the Prime Minister could not disregard the feelings of 15 crore Muslims in the country to fulfil the dreams of a Hindu saint (Paramhans) who was held in high esteem by everyone. He also criticised the timing of the statement which, he said, might influence the ongoing court proceedings in the case.
Bureau Report