New Delhi, Aug 02: The CPI-M today condemned statements by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani on the construction of a Ram Temple in Ayodhya and said it was an "endorsement" of the RSS' views on the issue. Describing it as a complete negation of letter and spirit of the Indian Constitution, the CPI-M politburo said in a statement here that a judicial verdict was the only solution to the dispute.
"The Prime Minister has once again revealed the true colours of being an unadulterated RSS swayamsevak by pledging in Ayodhya that Ram Temple will be built at Ram Janmasthan (birth place)," it said adding that he had reneged from his commitments to parliament that a solution to the dispute will be determined by a court verdict or through a negotiated settlement. The party also attacked Advani for terming construction of a temple as a reflection of the national sentiment. "Advani has endorsed the RSS view that only the Hindu sentiment can be considered as national sentiment."
The statement appealed to people not to fall prey to "obvious tactics of rousing communal passions" around the Ayodhya issue by RSS and BJP outfits in the run up to the assembly and Lok Sabha elections. Bureau Report