Blaming the Congress for derailing the construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced on Tuesday that it would commence within three months.
“Till the time there was a Congress government at the Centre, it did everything to delay the construction of the temple. Congress MP and senior Supreme Court advocate Kapil Sibal opposed the hearing on Ayodhya issue in apex court and did his best to stall the issue. Apart from Congress, Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party also opposed Ram temple’s construction at Ayodhya,’’ Shah alleged.
“Despite the obstruction by Congress, the Supreme Court gave its ruling and now a grand Ram temple will be constructed there,” he said. During the rally, Shah chanted the slogan ‘Jai Shree Ram’, which was repeated by the huge crowd.
On November 9, 2019, the Supreme Court gave its verdict in favour of Ram temple’s construction at Ayodhya and asked the government to set up a Trust for the purpose. But even after over two months, the government has yet to notify the Trust.
Referring to violence in JNU, Shah blamed the ‘so-called’ secular parties like Congress, Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party for being behind the unrest.
“Raising anti-India slogans was the order of the day in the university and the ‘tukde-tukde’ gang indulged in anti-national activities with impunity. Our government acted and several people were booked and sent to jail. When we took action, these three opposition parties opposed the move, crying that the government was putting curbs on freedom of expression,” Shah said.