Dharam Sabha highlights: Justice being denied, SC must rule soon, says RSS

The RSS has also thrown in its support to make the event a show of strength, to pressurise the BJP government into acting for the early construction of the temple

9:41 PM

Ayodhya event aimed at diverting attention from BJP's failures: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav

 

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav says the 'joint show' of the VHP, the RSS, the BJP and other organisations in Ayodhya for the construction of Ram temple was intended to divert attention from alleged failures of the ruling dispensation in curbing blackmoney and in creating enough employment, reported PTI

9:34 PM

Uttarakhand CM bats for Ram temple

 

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said the whole world looks upon the holy city as the birthplace of lord Ram. He said dispute with regard to the temple in Ayodhya is only over land which the government can resolve by framing a law in accordance with the Constitution

8:49 PM

Ayodhya issue BJP's prte-poll 'gimmick' says Opposition

With various saffron outfits upping their ante on the Ram temple issue in Ayodhya, the UP opposition parties dubbed their activities as a BJP's "political gimmick" before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls aimed at exploiting the peoples' "sentiments" in its favour. Accoring to a report by PTI, SP leader and MLC Rajpal Kashyap said raking up the Ram temple issue and renaming cities will not work this time and that it is 'bound to taste defeat'. 

 

8:11 PM

Kapil Sibal rubbishes PM Modi's 'Congress behind Ram temple delay' claim

 

Veteran Congress leader quashes PM Modi's claim that Congress was responsible for a delayed verdict in the Ayodhya case, reported PTI. He also challenged PM Modi to make allegations against CJI Ranjan Gogoi, who had declared in October that the matter was not a priority for the Supreme Court.

8:07 PM

Grand ram temple should be constructed after SC order

 

Union minister Piyush Goyal ion Sunday said a magnificent Ram temple should be constructed in Ayodhya after the Supreme Court's judgment and with popular consensus. The Railway minister said the BJP has always made it clear that a Ram temple should be constructed at the birth place of lord Rama.

7:15 PM

Bhim Army chief to visit Ayodhya on Monday

 

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad alleged the 'Dharma Sabha' frenzy in Ayodhya aims to whip up communal frenzy, instigate violence and use bloodshed to polarise voters ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha elections. He will visit the temple town on Monday to urge the authorities to ensure that law and order prevails in the temple town. 

 

6:50 PM

Congress is 'delaying' construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya

PM Modi on Sunday accused Congress party of adopting "delaying tactics" in the Supreme Court to create hurdles in the construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya and playing a "dangerous game" of threatening the judges with impeachment. "Ïs it fair to drag the judiciary into the country's politics this way?" said PM Modi while addressing a campaign rally at Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, reported IANS. Read more here

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5:46 PM

Distribution of land is not acceptable to us, says VHP

The VHP on Sunday said they will not cede an inch of land for anything but a Ram temple and demanded from the Sunni Waqf Board that they withdraw their case over distribution of the disputed land as ordered by the Allahabad High Court, reported IANS. Champat Rai, International Vice President of VHP, told a large gathering of supporters at Ayodhya that the issue is non-negotiable for Hindus. "The distribution of land is not acceptable to us and we want the whole land for Lord Ram," he declared before the 75,000-strong cheering crowds. Read more here

5:43 PM

Hordes of activists of both the VHP and the Shiv Sena, who have gathered here from various parts of the country, bear saffron flags and chant 'Jai Shri Ram'. The streets of Ayodhya were filled with Right-wing activists who have poured in from various parts of the county for the VHP grand event on Sunday, even as security has been heightened in the temple town to maintain law and order. Posters of the VHP mega event and Sena proclaiming 'Chalo Ayodhya' compete with each other to grab eyeballs of residents, even as rhetoric takes centre stage in the pilgrim town reported PTI.

5:04 PM

"In my opinion, there should be no talks of constructing the temple at the disputed land. We have seen the amount of damage that has been done because of this. We were defamed worldwide for not maintaining peace," said Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (PSP) leader Shivpal Singh Yadav at Lucknow on Sunday. Read more here

4:47 PM

Ram temple is not a political issue, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said Sunday and expressed hope that Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, who is in Ayodhya, would get the blessings of Lord Ram. A senior BJP leader also said that the Sena, which is its ally at the Centre and in Maharashtra, will remain its partner for the Maharashtra Assembly and the Lok Sabha polls due next year. Read more here

4:36 PM

The All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat (AIMMM) on Sunday wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind seeking his intervention in the Ayodhya situation where thousands of Hindu activists and leaders have gathered for a 'Dharma Sabha'. The letter said construction of a grand Ram temple at the disputed site was not only a threat for the law and order situation of the twin towns of Ayodhya-Faizabad but also for the entire nation. The letter further said any attempt to change the current status quo of the Babri Masjid area it would be in total violation of the various directions and judgments of the Supreme Court. Read more here.

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3:02 PM

Modi, BJP 'anti-Muslim': Azam Khan

 

With thousands of Hindu activists congregating at Ayodhya for the mega 'Dharam Sabha', senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan on Sunday lashed out at the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling them "anti-Muslim". (Read more here)