The Congress on Thursday said it has always been of the view that the Supreme Court judgment on the Ram Temple-Babri Masjid issue has to be abided and the party was the first to take a decision to leave the matter in the judiciary’s court.
The Opposition party also hit out at the BJP accusing it of conspiring to mislead and befool the people of the country on the Ram Temple issue whenever there is an election process in the country.
Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi said while the BJP garners votes in the name of Ram Temple, it sends Lord Ram “to exile” the moment it comes to power. She questioned the BJP “for not doing anything” on the temple issue despite being in power and continuing to garner votes in the name of Lord Ram.
Chaturvedi said after 1999, the BJP Governments have ruled for over nine years. “In every election, they remember Lord Ram to garner votes and after coming to power they send him to exile. This double-speak of the BJP is its real face,” she alleged.
The Congress leader also accused the BJP of trying to mislead people on party chief Rahul Gandhi's “spiritual quest” while undertaking the Mansarovar yatra earlier and now Chitrakoot yatra in Madhya Pradesh.
“The Congress has always said whatever the decision of the Supreme Court in the matter of Ram Temple-Babri Masjid, all sides should abide by it and the Government should implement it. Unfortunately, for the last 30 years after 1992, the BJP has been conspiring to mislead and befool the people of the country on the Ram Temple issue. The BJP is a party which is double-faced on Ram and has “Nathuram” in their hearts,” she said, referring to the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi .
She accused the BJP of questioning “the devotion that one has for Lord Shiva”, saying it raised objections on Rahul's Kedarnath yatra. “They have also raised a hue and cry on Rahul's Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. Now when Rahul is undertaking the Chitrakoot yatra, BJP people are worried and tense. They should understand that if they create hurdles in the devotion of God, they will be committing a sin as per ancient saying. I can only pray that may Lord grant you good sense,” she said.