Union minister Prakash Javadekar, speaking on the Ram temple issue, said that the Congress always tries to block the process of getting the Ram temple built. Javadekar said that Kapil Sibal's argument of allotting a date for hearing in the matter after July 2019 is evident of the fact that Congress wants to delay the construction of the temple. Ram Temple Construction in Ayodhya to Start After Kumbh Mela 2019 Ends: President of Akhada Parishad.

The Union Minister of Ministry of Human Resource Development said that the "Congress don't believe in Ram." ‘Ram Temple Dispute in Ayodhya Can be Resolved in 24 Hours’, Says UP CM Yogi Adityanath.

The minister added that affidavit submitted by the then Congress government (UPA I) on Ram Setu calling it "imaginary" is proof of the fact that Congress doesn't believe in lord Ram.

Weeks before the national elections, BJP leaders on Tuesday sought to present the central government's move to return undisputed land in Ayodhya to its original owners, including Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas, as a step towards starting "work" on building a Ram temple in the holy city of Uttar Pradesh.

With the RSS-led Hindutva organisations pushing for a law to build the temple at the disputed site, a BJP leader said the government's plea in the Supreme Court is an attempt to redress the "deep sense of anguish of Ram devotees and the BJP cadres". The comments came hours after the Centre asked the Supreme Court to allow it to return the "non-disputed" surplus land acquired around the disputed structure in Ayodhya to the Nyas and other original owners. (With Agency Inputs)

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