There is BJP Govt in The State, Won’t be Any Hassle in Ram Temple Construction: VHP

Lucknow: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Thursday expressed confidence that the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya will be hassle free as there was a BJP government in Uttar Pradesh.

“There is BJP government in the state at the moment, so there won’t be any hassle in the construction of the temple. Last month, we contacted the Commercial Tax Department officials and they immediately issued the form 39 which was stopped for almost a year,” senior VHP leader Triloki Nath Pandey said.

This statement came after three trucks reached Ayodhya loaded with stones from Rajasthan for the temple's construction.

Pandey said, “Three trucks loaded with stones have reached Ayodhya from Bharatpur, Rajasthan for the construction of Ram Temple, but overall we will need around 100 truck stone. The stones have been stored at VHP headquarters in Karsevakpuram as of now.”

Meanwhile, senior lawyer and counsel in the Babri demolition case Zafaryab Jilani said, "This is a political agenda and they want to tell their parliamentary area that they are serious about making the temple. It will not make any difference. The only thing which will start is the communal tension for sure. This is a pre-planned strategy of BJP, VHP and RSS altogether.”

Khalid Ahmed Khan, one of the people related to the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi case said, “Stones coming in for the construction of the temple is a political gimmick and BJP is trying to give a message to the people that they are serious about the construction of the temple. However, this will not make any difference to the case. We have full confidence in the Supreme Court and the Constitution.”

Giving his reaction over this incident, senior Congress leader PL Punia said, “This work in Ayodhya has been going on for a long time, but till today I have not heard this statement of BJP or RSS that we will forcefully construct a temple there. Whether it is Yogi or anybody else, everyone has said that only after the decision of the court the temple will be built. "

Former VC of Lucknow University, Roop Rekha Verma said that the matter is under consideration in the Supreme Court. Therefore, such activities are illegal and against the country. This can offend communal harmony.

In the year 2015, an attempt was made to collect stones from all over the country for the construction of Ram Mandir, but the then Samajwadi government had banned two truck stones after it arrived. The commercial tax department refused to issue Form 39 to bring the stones.