Ayodhya Ram Mandir row: Bring ordinance for temple if this case not on SC's priority list, Mohan Bhagwat tells Centre

Background

Ayodhya Ram Temple row LIVE UPDATES: With the aim of grabbing a centre-stage in the demand for constructing the Ram Temple ahead of the elections, the holy city of Ayodhya is witnessing various rallies by different organizations including the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Uddhav Thackeray led Shiv Sena today. Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray accompanied by his wife Rashmi and son Aditya, visited to the city on Sunday. Accompanied by local party leaders, saints and sadhus, Thackeray went for a darshan of Ram Lalla and then interacted with the media later. Meanwhile, the VHP is holding what it is touting as the largest congregation of 'Ram bhakts' in Ayodhya today. Around 2 lakh people are expected to participate in the 'Dharam Sabha'' organised by VHP today. The local administration has beefed up security across Ayodhya and in peripheral areas ahead of various rallies planned today by different organizations.

20:02 PM (IST)  •  25 Nov 2018

Ayodhya dispute: 'Construction work for Ram temple will start before 2019 Lok Sabha polls'

The working president of the Ram Mandir Nyas Board, Ram Vilas Vedanti, claimed the construction work for a 'grand' Ram temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh will start before the 2019 general elections with the consensus of both Hindus and Muslims.

19:10 PM (IST)  •  25 Nov 2018

The congregation of right-wing activists in Ayodhya has triggered the painful memories of the 1992 tragedy among many residents, with a few Muslim families temporarily leaving the town fearing for their safety. Some Muslim families had left the pilgrim town for good after the large-scale violence that had erupted here post the demolition of the 16th-century Babri Mosque 26 years ago on December 6, and now many others have temporarily left their homes, say local residents.

19:08 PM (IST)  •  25 Nov 2018

The All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushawarat (AIMMM) wrote to President Ram Nath Kovind, seeking his urgent intervention into the developments in Ayodhya, where the VHP has organised a public meeting to press for construction of a Ram temple. An umbrella body of more than a dozen Muslim religious and social organisations, the AIMMM said in its letter that the presence of "unruly mobs" in Ayodhya is a clear pointer to the way things are moving in an unchecked manner in Uttar Pradesh.

18:21 PM (IST)  •  25 Nov 2018

The matter is in Court, the decision should be given early. It has also been proved that the Temple was there. Supr… https://t.co/XCpI5C6dmc

18:00 PM (IST)  •  25 Nov 2018

Ram came here first. All of us came later. There was no Akhada or Waqf Board. This land was captured by shedding blood. When Babar butchered people he did not differentiate between Hindus and Muslims. Lord Ram belonged to India, not Babar.