‘Pushing for Ram temple Ordinance not right, should wait for SC order’

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Union Minister of State for Social Justice Ramdas Athawale on Monday said bringing Ordinance for the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya will not be right as the matter is sub judice.

Acknowledging the demand of the Hindu community to build a Ram temple in his birthplace, the minister said the construction of the temple should be done after taking the local Muslim community into confidence.

"I do not think bringing ordinance on the temple will be the right decision. We sould wait for the Supreme Court's verdict. People should accept the apex court judgement," said Athawale, the president of Republican Party of India.

"The demand of the Hindu society to build a temple of Lord Ram in Ayodhya is legitimate and that should be accepted. But the Muslim community living there should also be taken into confidence. The Government should look for a solution through meaningful discussion with the Muslims living there," he said.

"Any attempt to build the temple by taking law in one's own hand is not permissible," he said.

A congregation of Hindu seers on Sunday demanded the Government bring an ordinance or a law for construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya, and vowed to hold meetings across the country to rally public sentiments in the matter.      

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