Extending support to the demand of Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s (VHP) for the enactment of a legislation in the Winter Session of the Parliament commencing from December 11 for construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the VHP district unit here organised a massive rally and a Hindu Samillani.
Addressing the meeting, the VHP speakers and other RSS affiliates urged the Centre to respect the sentiment of a majority of Hindus by facilitating the construction of a temple at the earliest.
With the Supreme Court taking its own time to pronounce a verdict on the Ram temple case, they strongly pleaded with the Narendra Modi Government to bring an ordinance for the temple construction.
“It is the responsibility of an elected Government to honour the sentiment of the people. The Modi Government at the Centre has been ignoring the majority’s demand for a temple at Ayodhya for a long time. After waiting so long to realise their dream of having a temple at the birthplace of Lord Ram, the people have started losing patience,” said senior VHP leader and member of the central advisory board of the VHP Mahamandeleswar Akhileswarananda Giri Maharaj.
Expressing his displeasure over the delay in construction oftemple, the VHP leader from Jabalpur said those who are in the corridor of power in New Delhi had assured to build a Ram temple.
However, they have failed to keep their promise. The time has come to take a decision failing which the people of the country will give them a befitting reply, he said, while addressing the rally. While denizens at large from the undivided Koraput district gather at the stadium and raised slogan to build the temple as soon as possible.
While working secretary of VHP’s Odisha unit Saroj Pradhan presided, district president Babu Bhai Bajrangi, vice president Nabakrushna Ratha, working president Tejeswar Panda and secretary Kamlakanta Biswal were present.