Hindu seers push for ordinance or law on Ram temple

New Delhi: A congregation of Hindu seers here on Sunday demanded that the government bring an ordinance or a law for construction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya, stressing that even the courts have to respect the “public sentiments”. The two-day meeting that ended on Sunday also charted the future course of action for rallying public sentiments through a number of large public meetings over the next two months in various cities including Ayodhya, Delhi, Bengaluru, and Nagpur.

“The seers have declared - either bring a law or an ordinance for building Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. We agree to both conditions,” Swami Jitendranand Saraswati, National Secretary of the Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti that organized the event, told the media. “In a democracy, the public’s mandate is a major factor. If people’s opinion can make a government, then to form the public opinion (towards our cause) we are ready to do rallies and public meetings,” he added.

On the question of the matter is sub-judice in the Supreme Court and the apex court scheduled to hear it in January next year, the seer said that when “public sentiments are roused, courts across the world take up matters overnight”. “The government makes a system. The courts’ job is to interpret the law, not to make it,” he added. (IANS)

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