Opposition, BJP in war of words after UP governor says Ram temple should be built at Babri site

Controversies : Babri Masjid & Ram Mandir

Commenting on the controversy sparked by Uttar Pradesh governor Ram Naik’s statement on building a Ram temple in Ayodhya, BJP leader Siddharth Nath Singh on Friday said that the opposition should raise valid issues before public and not spread propaganda.
“Is it wrong to take Ram’s name? Is it wrong to construct Ram’s temple? Is the belief of millions in Lord Ram is wrong? The opposition should raise valid issues before public and not spread propaganda,” said Singh.
Meanwhile, Janata Dal (United) leader K C Tyagi demanded the resignation of the Uttar Pradesh governor.
“I request the President to remove the governor of Uttar Pradesh from his post as he has violated the Constitution of India,” said Tyagi.
Uttar Pradesh governor Ram Naik on Thursday sparked controversy after he said that a Ram temple should be built at the site of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya saying that “it is the wish of Indian citizens”.
“People of the nation want Ram Mandir to be made, that wish should be fulfilled as soon as possible,” Naik said.
“Ram Mandir should be built as soon as possible. That is the wish of the Indian citizens and the wish should be fulfilled,” he said here at the convocation programme of Awadh University at Faizabad, where he was the chief guest.
Last month, on a visit to Ayodhya to take part in an event organised by a VHP leader, Naik had said that the vexed issue would be resolved within five years as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working out a plan to sort it out peacefully.
“(The) Prime Minister is preparing a plan to work out a peaceful solution to the Ayodhya dispute and it would be solved once and for all within the next five years,” Naik had said.

Meanwhile, reacting to the remarks by Naik, the oldest litigant in the Babri Masjid case, Hashim Ansari, said, “I have stated earlier that we are ready to come to the negotiation table but before we start talks, the Union government must ensure that the accused in the Babri Masjid demolition case must be punished.”
He said the trial against them has been lingering for the last 22 years and not a single person has been punished.

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