BJP manifesto calls for construction of Ram Mandir within constitutional framework

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections and reiterated its stand to explore all possibilities within framework of Constitution to facilitate construction of 'Ram Mandir' in Ayodhya.

Releasing the party manifesto, senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi said: "Explore all possibilities within framework of constitution to facilitate construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya."

"We will construct the Ram Mandir within the Constitutional framework," Joshi added.

BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, party president Rajnath Singh, LK Advani, Sushma Swaraj, Ravishankar Prasad, Rama Lal, Thawarchand Gehlot and JP Nadda were present on the dais.

The BJP manifesto has come on a day when the first of the nine phases is being held in six constituencies in the two northeastern states of Assam and Tripura.

The Election Commission on Sunday made it clear that there is no bar on a party to release its manifesto on a poll day, but it cannot be publicised or telecast in areas where elections are being held.