UP elections 2017: Will mobilise Hindu votes for BJP only if PM Modi promises Ram temple in Ayodhya, says Acharya Satyendra Das

Speaking strongly of the long-pending Ram temple issue in Ayodhya, the chief priest, Acharya Satyendra Das said that the seers will support BJP in the upcoming UP elections only if Prime Minister Narendra Modi promises to get Ram temple constructed in Ayodhya during his tenure.

The chief priest said that mahanat and sadhus are believers of Lord Rama and their only wish is to see a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya.

“After Modi government took over, we hoped that now then temple would be constructed. Modi must visit Ayodhya, give us a guarantee and announce that that he will get the Ram temple constructed during his tenure. Then we will mobilise the Hindu masses to vote for BJP as mahant and sadhu in Uttar Pradesh enjoy a strong following. If we support BJP, it will definitely win,” Das said.

Mahant of Rasik Niwas temple in Ayodhya, Raghuvar Sharan, alleged that the BJP leaders who gained politically due to Ayodhya Ram temple movement never raised the issue in Parliament.

“The BJP leaders, who rose to politics due to Ayodhyaissue including Lal Krishna Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Vinay Katiyar and Uma Bharti, are all members of Parliament,” hesaid.

“They never raised their voice for Ram temple in the House, neither did they demand that Prime Minister Modi bring a resolution in Parliament for the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya,” Sharan said.

With PTI Inputs

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