VHP: No negotiations on Mandir

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad ( VHP) on Monday stirred a new hornet’s nest when it said that there was no room for any negotiations on the Ram temple issue since it had been proved beyond doubt that this was the birthplace of Lord Ram.

In a statement issued here on Monday, senior VHP leader Purshottam Narain Singh said that all evidences indicated to the presence of a temple at the site and those who were advocating the idea of a mosque near the site were actually betraying the Hindus.

The VHP statement, coming at a time when elections in Uttar Pradesh are approaching, is designed to revive the temple issue in a big way. This is the first time since the Modi government came to power that the VHP has raised the issue in this manner.

“By suggesting a mosque near the temple site, some vested interests wants to give permanence to the dispute like in the case of the Kashi

This is designed to revive the temple issue in a big way. This is the first time since the Modi government came to power that the VHP has raised the issue in this manner.

Vishwanath temple and Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi and the Krishna Janambhoomi and Idgah in Mathura,” Mr Singh said.

The VHP leader said that millions of Hindus wanted a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya and not a mosque beside it.

He further said that these vested interests are forgetting that the “ownership” of the “disputed site” had already been accepted by the court.

Mr Purshottam Narain Singh said that efforts were being made to mislead the nation by raising the bogey of solving the matter through negotiations.

He warned that Hindus would not allow this to happen now and the entire community was confident that it would win the case which is pending in the Supreme Court.

“However, millions of Hindus and saints want that the government should bring legislation and clear the way for temple construction.

In a related development, Mahant Suresh Das of Digambar Akhara ion Ayodhya said that talks of negotiations were designed to further the political interests of various parties.

“Wearing caps and eating ‘ sevian’ will not change things,” he said.