Ayodhya, Apr 30: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad today
said it would consider distancing itself from BJP on Ayodhya
issue in a bid to gain support from all political parties and
would exert pressure on them to bring a bill in the monsoon
session of Parliament to facilitate construction of Ram Temple
here.
The VHP hinted it could also consider spearheading the
temple movement independently as the impression that it was
BJP's agenda had adversely affected the movement.
After a two-day meeting of sants and dharmacharyas here
on the temple issue, VHP international president Ashok Singhal
told reporters that they would contact leaders of various
parties in the next three months in an attempt to convince
them to enact a legislation in this regard.
Singhal said BJP had created an impression as if the
temple movement was launched by the party "which is not
correct".
He said it was not L K Advani's Rath Yatra which enabled
the temple movement to gather momentum but the sacrifices made
by the Ram Bhaktas.
"BJP just created a false impression and was able to gain
political advantage", Singhal said.
Senior VHP leaders Mahant Avaidya Nath, who was also
present at the press conference, said despite the fact that
majority of MPs in Parliament are Hindus, a legislation could
not be enacted for temple construction as the BJP had created
the impression that it was their movement.
He said VHP would now consider spearheading the movement
independently.
Bureau Report
