The Ram temple will have to be constructed at the lord’s birthplace in Ayodhya if the the BJP wants to return to power in the next parliamentary election. Shiv Sena lok Sabha member and Uttarakhand party in-charge Chandrakant Khaire said this while addressing the media in Dehradun on Wednesday.
Addressing the media after holding a meeting with Shiv Sena office bearers of the State, Khaire said that farmers had suffered greatly due to crop damage caused by various factors forcing many to commit suicide.
The Shiv Sena will stand in support of the farmers if the Central Government fails to ensure the necessary relief to the farmers. Answering to a question regarding the recent disturbance in the Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi, the Shiv Sena leader stressed that the party stance was of zero tolerance towards those found involved in anti-national activities. Regarding the electoral plans of the Shiv Sena in Uttarakhand, he said that the party had become more active and consolidated its position in States including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Haryana with similar plans for Uttarakhand.
He said that the focus of his visit was to hold meeting with the party leaders and interact with the Shiv Sainiks regarding the organisational plans of the party for the State.
On being asked about the impact of big hydro power projects of Ganga and other rivers in Uttarakhand, he said that construction of small dams should be accorded priority to ensure conservation of the Ganga and other rivers. Referring to the Char Dham shrines and other pilgrimage centres, he said that Uttarakhand has substantial scope for income generation through tourism and pilgrimage while stressing that religious tourism should be facilitated in accordance with religious decorum. The Shiv Sena Uttarakhand head Gaurav Kumar and other office-bearers of the party were also among those present on the occasion along with party workers.