No need for govt to set up trust for Ram temple: VHP

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No need for govt to set up trust for Ram temple: VHP

Thursday, 14 November 2019 | PNS | Lucknow

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has demanded that the proposed Ram temple at Ayodhya be constructed as per the model prepared by it and the stones carved at VHP karyashala (workshop) be used for the construction of the temple.

The VHP also said there was no need for the government to set up a new trust for the Ram Temple  as directed by the Supreme Court as Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas already existed and the temple should be constructed under its guidelines, though many other leaders differed.

VHP managing committee member Dinesh Kumar said that the organisation had fought for the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya and had also proposed a model of the temple.

He said pillars of the proposed temple had been carved as per the design of the model and these carved stones should be used for the construction of the temple as per the VHP model.

Triloki Nath Pandey, who represented Ram Lalla Virajman in the court, also said the temple should be built as per the model proposed by the VHP using stones prepared by the organisation.

Mahant Nritya Gopal Das, who is president of Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas, said there was no need of setting up a new trust.

“The trust (Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas) already exists. We can give a shape to it and new members can be added as per need,” he said.

But Dinesh Kumar said that VHP was not interested in joining the trust. He said the government may make the trust but the VHP would support it from outside. “The trust should only ensure that the stones carved in these 10 years are used in construction of the temple,” he added.

Kumar said the VHP had fulfilled its work after the Supreme Court gave its judgement in favour of the Ram temple.

The VHP leader also demanded that the trust construct a temporary temple to shift Ram Lalla from the makeshift tent so that the devotees could get opportunity to worship there without any hindrance.

Mahant Suresh Das, chief of the Digambar Akhara, said the apex court had clearly said that a new trust was to be formed by the government.

“It is the responsibility of the Union government to constitute a trust to oversee the construction of the Ram temple. Representatives of Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas should also be included in the trust,” he said.

Nirmohi Akhara chief Mahant Dinendra Das said the trust must be formed as per the directions of the apex court but expressed reservations over akhara members joining it. “Nirmohi Akhara is also a trust so the members will decide on whether or not to join the government trust,” he said.

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