Vivek Deshpande, Lalmani Verma: For RSS, VHP, target is Supreme Court, goal is temple

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat regretted that “Ram temple was not a priority for the Supreme Court” as speakers at VHP meetings in Ayodhya and Nagpur on Sunday criticised the court for putting off the Ayodhya case till January, and called upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi to enact a law to end the delay. Speaking at the VHP’s ‘Humkar Sabha’ at Nagpur, Bhagwat said, “It has become obvious that Ram temple is not a matter of priority for the Supreme Court.” Adding that “Hindus have always abided by the law and shown enough patience”, he said, “Though law is necessary, can society run only on the basis of law? Can any question be raised against matters of faith? Will you continue to evade the truth and the feelings of people?” (NB: He means law is subject to the will of the RSS. DS)


Bhagwat added that the time for “patience” was over. “About one year ago, I had said dhairya rakho. Today I say let’s create public awareness, andolan nirnayak ho (what’s needed is a decisive struggle). We have to take up the task of organising whole Hindu society for it.” Calling upon the Modi government to think about “how it can bring a law to build the temple”, Bhagwat urged society to put pressure for this. “Sometimes, such pressure can lend strength to the government.” Incidentally, the BJP has avoided direct reply to the demand for a legislation on Ram temple, referring to the Supreme Court hearing, while adding that the issue was a matter of faith for it and not political... read more:
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/ayodhya-ram-mandir-vhp-shiv-sena-adityanath-5464180/

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