'Who wouldn't want?': PM Modi on Ram temple in Ayodhya

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said his party considers the Constitution of the country as supreme and is waiting for the Supreme Court's verdicts on the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: ABP News

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said his party considers the Constitution of the country as supreme and is waiting for the Supreme Court's verdict on the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case. Modi, who is seeking a second term as prime minister, was speaking to ABP News in an exclusive interview, days ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha elections. "We consider the Constitution to be supreme. We are waiting for the judicial process to be over at the earliest," Modi said when asked if his government failed to fulfil its 2014 election manifesto promise on Ram temple. Asked if he wants Ram temple to be built in Ayodhya, Modi quipped: "Who wouldn't want?" A title suit relating to the Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute is pending in the Supreme Court, which had on March 8 referred the decades-old politically-sensitive case for mediation by a panel headed by former apex court judge F M I Kalifulla for exploring the possibility of an amicable settlement. Speaking about the alleged insecurity of the minority population, Modi said he doesn’t believe in doing anything for Hindus or Muslims specifically, instead he believes in doing things for the countrymen. When asked if he feels that the Muslim population of the country doesn’t feel wanted and accepted, Modi said: "During Manmohan Singh’s tenure as Prime Minister, Sachhar Committee was formed, which came to Gujarat where I was the Chief Minister. They asked me what did my government do for Muslims." "I told them my government didn’t do anything for Muslims and nor will it do anything in future and it didn’t do anything for Hindus either, because my it works for the welfare of the people in general," Modi said. "My mantra is 'sabka sath sabka vikas' and I aim that by 2022, each and every family in this country will get a shelter to live. There will be electricity in each and every house, be it Hindu or Muslim," he said.