BJP MP to move private bill on temple

demanding an early resolution of the sub judice matter. After the court postponed the Ram Janmab h o o m i - B a b r i Masjid land case to the first week of January, when an appropriate bench will decide the schedule of hearing, the VHP asserted that “justice delayed is justice denied” and threatened to intensify its temple campaign. The RSS has also urged the Narendra Modi government to acquire the disputed land and hand it over for the construction of the temple.

In a series of tweets, Rajya Sabha MP Rakesh Sinha asked if leaders like Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, BSP supremo Mayawati, CPI( M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury and TDP president N. Chandrababu Naidu, who kept asking the BJP and the RSS about the temple construction, will support his bill.

“Will Rahul Gandhi, Sitaram Yechury, Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati and Lalu Prasad Yadav support the private member’s bill on Ayodhya? They frequently ask the date ( of Ram temple construction) from the RSS and BJP, now the onus is on them to answer,” he tweeted, and

said he was asking a clearcut question as it was now time to separate truth from lies.

Mr Sinha said the Ram temple issue was not a priority for the Supreme Court, and asked how many days the court had taken to give a verdict on Article 377, the Sabarimala issue and jallikattu. “But the Ram temple is a top priority for Hindu declared.

Accusing the BJP of trying to rake up the issue to create a rift between Hindus and Muslims before the Lok Sabha polls, Congress leader R. Roshan Baig said: “Due to the Parliament elections they want to come out with an ordinance. They want to create a rift between Hindus and Muslims. Due to the rise in petrol prices, GST and demonetisation, people are unhappy, so they want to rake up this Ram Mandir issue.” society,” he