Hindustan Times (Lucknow)

Temple work to begin before Dec 6: Vedanti

Ram temple constructi­on will begin with coordinati­on between Hindu and Muslim people, says former BJP MP

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BAHRAICH : Former BJP MP and Ram Janmbhumi Nyas member Ram Vilas Vedanti said that the constructi­on of the Ram Temple at Ayodhya will begin before December 6, 2018. He said that it was uncertain when the court would decide the case. Hence, constructi­on will begin with co-ordination between Hindu and Muslim people.

BAHRAICH: Former BJP MP and Ram Janmbhumi Nyas member Ram Vilas Vedanti said that the constructi­on of the Ram Temple at Ayodhya will begin before December 6, 2018. He said that it was uncertain when the court would decide the case. Hence, constructi­on will begin with co-ordination between Hindu and Muslim people.

Vedanti was talking to mediaperso­ns at the house of state Basic Education Minister Anupama Jaisawal here on Friday. He was in the district to take part in a Durga Puja programme at Nevada village under Ramgaon police station area.

On being asked, Vedanti said, “We will not wait for the court’s decision as it may take years. So, we would begin constructi­on before December 6”.

He also said that when CM yogi visited Ayodhya on June 25, he had urged CM Yogi that constructi­on of the temple should begin before the Parliament­ary elections of 2019. He also said the court had not done any work so

› We will not wait for the court’s decision as it may take years. So, we would begin constructi­on before December 6

RAM VILAS VEDANTI , Ram Janmbhumi Nyas member

far; hence, the matter will be resolved with co-ordination between the two communitie­s.

He said the temple would be constructe­d at the same place where the idol of Lord Rama is placed and a huge mosque will be constructe­d at a separate place out of Ayodhya, wherever Muslims agreed. He clarified that instead of Babur, the mosque will be named after some other great personalit­y of the Muslim community. State cabinet Minister Mukut Bihari Verma had sparked a controvers­y last month with his comment that the Ram temple will be built at Ayodha as the Supreme Court is ours.

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