No scope for ordinance on Ram temple: Khattar

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar Friday said there is no scope for an ordinance on building Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya, while asserting that the temple should be constructed at the birth place of Lord Ram and efforts are to build consensus on the issue.

Addressing a press conference at the Red Fort to announce the 17-day-long Gita Jubilee Festival in Kurukshetra from December 7, he said a number of dignitaries, including BJP president Amit Shah, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and former President Pranab Mukherjee attend the event.

"The Haryana government's efforts to promote the teachings of holy book at the global level has started yielding results as for the first time the festival will be organised in Mauritius in February next year. Mauritius will be the partner country in the celebrations of upcoming International Gita Mahotsav," Khattar said.

To an question on building Ram temple in Ayodhya, he said, "The temple should be built at the birth place of Lord Ram. Efforts are being made to build consensus on this issue to ensure that temple is built at the birth place of Lord Ram."