Ram Mandir politics rears its head

Mahesh Sharma on Tuesday visited Faizabad to inspect the site of the proposed museum that is to be built at a cost of Rs 225 crore

BJP leader Vinay Katiyar on Tuesday raise the spectre of Ram Mandi.

Referring to the government’s proposal to construct a museum on the Ramayan 15 km from the disputed site in Ayodhya, Katiyar said this was just a ‘’lollipop’’. “We want more than lollipops. We want the Ram Mandir. I have stopped going to Ayodhya and did not go there today either, because I don’t want the sants (religious leader) to ask me again when a Ram Mandir will come up. We are no longer content with placebos.”

Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma had visited Faizabad on Tuesday to