RSS mounts pressure on Modi govt to bypass Supreme Court on Ram temple

RSS mounts pressure on Modi govt to bypass Supreme Court on Ram temple The Vishva Hindu Parishad held a ‘dharma sansad’, or religious congregation of Hindu saints, at the Ramlila Ground here as its show of strength

VHP supporters carry a cutout of Lord Ram during ‘Dharma Sabha’, in which thousands of people gathered at Ramlila Maidan to press for the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya, days before Parliament’s winter session commences, in New Delhi.

Politics News : As the Narendra Modi government braced for the winter session of Parliament, which starts on Tuesday, and awaited the results of five Assembly polls, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) number two Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi on Sunday demanded the government bypass the Supreme Court to bring a law for early construction of a Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya.

The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) held a ‘dharma sansad’, or religious congregation of Hindu saints, at the Ramlila Ground here as its show of strength. Thousands of Sangh Parivar supporters converged in central Delhi to attend the event. The VHP is affiliated to the RSS, while the Bharatiya Janata Party is a political arm of the RSS. According to government strategists, the Modi government is currently noncommittal on introducing a Bill. It does not want to enter into a confrontation with the Supreme Court at the current juncture, sources said.

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