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Singhal for referendum on temple issue
Ayodhya, Sept 19: VHP international president Ashok Singhal today said if a legislation on the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya was not possible, government should go in for referendum to decide the issue.
Ayodhya, Sept 19: VHP international president Ashok Singhal today said if a legislation on the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya was not possible, government should go in for referendum to decide the issue.
"We reiterate our demand that the central government should enact a legislation by convening a special session of Parliament... If a legislation was not possible, government
should go for general elections on the issue of Ram Janambhumi temple at Ayodhya," he told reporters here.
Mass mobilisation programmes would be held across the country to garner support for the construction of the temple, Singhal said adding that our movement would be peaceful and disciplined.
Stating that the RSS has decided to take "active participation" in the movement, he said, "if BJP wished so then they could also join us."
About three to four lakh 'Rambhaktas' are expected to participate in 'Jan jagran yatra' in Ayodhya, on October 17, which will be preceded by a similar one in delhi on october 15 and in Lucknow a day after, he said.
Stating that the temple movement had assumed the stature of a cultural movement, Singhal said, "any repressive action on the part of UP Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav will attract reaction".
Bureau Report
Mass mobilisation programmes would be held across the country to garner support for the construction of the temple, Singhal said adding that our movement would be peaceful and disciplined.
Stating that the RSS has decided to take "active participation" in the movement, he said, "if BJP wished so then they could also join us."
About three to four lakh 'Rambhaktas' are expected to participate in 'Jan jagran yatra' in Ayodhya, on October 17, which will be preceded by a similar one in delhi on october 15 and in Lucknow a day after, he said.
Stating that the temple movement had assumed the stature of a cultural movement, Singhal said, "any repressive action on the part of UP Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav will attract reaction".
Bureau Report