New Delhi : Congress leader and former Union Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday accused the BJP of polarising views on the Ram Temple issue ahead of Lok Sabha polls and said the Ayodhya dispute was “a familiar story”. “Every five years before elections, BJP tries to polarise views on Ram Mandir. Congress party’s position is […]
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Ram temple is not on our agenda: JD-U
Patna : Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD-U, which is part of the BJP-led NDA, on Monday said the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya is not on the party’s agenda. The Janata Dal-United also made it categorically clear that it would accept the Supreme Court verdict in the Ayodhya title suit that would […]
Bring ordinance for Ram temple in Ayodhya: Indresh Kumar
New Delhi : A day after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat pitched for a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya “at the earliest” through law, a senior functionary on Friday asked the government to bring an ordinance for it. “The way government brought ordinance and ensured justice for Muslim women from the curse of triple talaq, an […]
Media distorted my words: Shashi Tharoor on Ram temple issue
New Delhi : Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has accused the media of distorting his words vis-a-vis the Ram temple issue and stressed that whatever he said was his personal opinion and not his partys. “I condemn the malicious distortion of my words by some media in the service of political masters. I had said, ‘Most […]
When SC can decide on adultery, why should it delay on Ram temple: Sakshi Maharaj
Lucknow : Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker Sacchidanand Hari Sakshi aka Sakshi Maharaj on Saturday took on the Supreme Court over the delay in deciding on the Ram Janmabhoomi matter, saying when the court can take decisions on adultery and homosexuality, “why should it delay an issue which pertains to faith of millions of Hindus?” Sakshi […]
VHP mounts pressure on government on Ram temple, seeks legislation
New Delhi : Mounting pressure on the BJP-led Centre, the VHP on Friday demanded immediate passage of a legislation in Parliament for construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya, saying it cannot wait indefinitely for the judicial verdict. The demand was made at a day-long meeting of ‘sants’ which discussed the issue in the […]
Hope Ram temple would be constructed soon in Ayodhya: Uma Bharti
New Delhi : Welcoming the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Ramjanambhoomi-Babri Masjid issue, Union Minister Uma Bharti on Thursday said Ayodhya is a place of Hindus and hoped the construction of a Ram Temple would soon start there. “This is not a matter of religious dispute. Ayodhya is an important religious place for Hindus because […]
BJP dumped Ram temple issue after getting power: Togadia
Lucknow : Former Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) President Praveen Togadia on Friday accused the BJP of coming to power by promising a Ram temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh but dumping the issue thereafter. Addressing a rally at the Janakpuri ground in Akbarpur, he said: “They always said that ‘we will build a grand Ram […]
BJP says Amit Shah didn’t speak on Ram temple
New Delhi : The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday denied that its President Amit Shah had made any statement in a Hyderabad meeting on Ram temple in Ayodhya even as AIMIM chief Asaddudin Owaisi questioned him for speaking on the sensitive issue that is being decided by the Supreme Court. “Yesterday in Telangana, BJP […]
Ram temple construction to begin before polls: Amit Shah
Hyderabad : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Friday said that construction of a grand Ram temple at Ayodhya will begin before the 2019 elections. Shah told a meeting of party leaders here that steps will be taken to clear the decks for launching construction of the temple before the polls. BJP National […]