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Hand over Ayodhya, Kashi, Mathura to Hindus: RSS
Kanyakumari, July 05: Echoing VHP`s stridency, the RSS today demanded `handing over` of Ayodhya, Kashi and Mathura to Hindus either through negotiation or legislation and asked the Muslims to give up their claim over these places of worship.
Kanyakumari, July 05: Echoing VHP's stridency, the RSS today demanded "handing over" of Ayodhya, Kashi and Mathura to Hindus either through negotiation or legislation and asked the Muslims to give up their claim over these places of worship.
The demand was contained in a resolution adopted unanimously on the opening day of the two-day national executive meeting of the RSS with all the leaders of the other Sangh Parivar outfits like VHP supporting it, RSS spokesman Ram Madhav told reporters here.
He said RSS was for an early solution but was not in a hurry. There should not be any hurry in enacting a legislation without satisfying either of the parties involved. Madhav said the RSS understood the difficulties of the BJP as it did not have the required numbers in Parliament.
The RSS demand assumes significance ahead of the crucial meeting of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board in Lucknow tomorrow to consider Kanchi Sankaracharya's proposals on the Ayodhya issue and in the backdrop of heightened VHP campaign in favour of a legislation for "restoring" the three temples to Hindus.
Ahead of the start of the meeting, VHP international president Ashok Singhal reiterated his demand for Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's resignation for "failure" to get a legislation enacted for construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Madhav said the resolution seeking to give a "direction" to the RSS cadres reiterated the support to the three temples--Ayodhya, Kashi and Mathura".
"We fully support the countrywide movement for resurrection of three temples. It should not be seen as a Hindu-Muslim dispute but as a matter of nation's self-respect.
"Ayodhya, Kashi and Mathura should be handed over to the Hindus either through negotiation or through a legislation," he said adding VHP would seek the support of MPs approaching them individually in their constituency for the demand.
He said RSS was for an early solution but was not in a hurry. There should not be any hurry in enacting a legislation without satisfying either of the parties involved. Madhav said the RSS understood the difficulties of the BJP as it did not have the required numbers in Parliament.
The RSS demand assumes significance ahead of the crucial meeting of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board in Lucknow tomorrow to consider Kanchi Sankaracharya's proposals on the Ayodhya issue and in the backdrop of heightened VHP campaign in favour of a legislation for "restoring" the three temples to Hindus.
Ahead of the start of the meeting, VHP international president Ashok Singhal reiterated his demand for Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's resignation for "failure" to get a legislation enacted for construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Madhav said the resolution seeking to give a "direction" to the RSS cadres reiterated the support to the three temples--Ayodhya, Kashi and Mathura".
"We fully support the countrywide movement for resurrection of three temples. It should not be seen as a Hindu-Muslim dispute but as a matter of nation's self-respect.
"Ayodhya, Kashi and Mathura should be handed over to the Hindus either through negotiation or through a legislation," he said adding VHP would seek the support of MPs approaching them individually in their constituency for the demand.