VHP awaits court order on temple

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) today said it had no immediate plans to launch a struggle for the construction of a Ram temple here as it was awaiting the court's decision on the matter.

"As per archaeological, religious and architectural findings, it has been proved that the disputed premises is a Hindu religious site and we hope that the court decision will go in our favour," VHP joint general secretary Omkar Bhave said.

"However, if due to some reasons, the decision goes against us, a countrywide movement will have to be launched and the VHP is preparing for any such eventuality," Bhave said.

The managing committee of the VHP will meet in Amritsar from June 27 to 29 to chalk out a strategy for a mass awareness programme on the teachings of Lord Ram as well as the Ram temple movement, he said.

"Our target is to constitute Sri Ram committees in at least 100,000 villages by 2007 to take care of the successful implementation of the mass awareness programme," he added.