Ayodhya case: RSS says Supreme Court should decide early, asks Centre to bring ordinance to remove hurdles

RSS chief spokesperson Arun Kumar said the construction Ram temple at disputed site in Ayodhya would lead to an atmosphere of goodwill and harmony in the country.

The Babri mosque dates back nearly 500 years when it was built in Ayodhya by Mir Baqi, a commander of the first Mughal emperor Babur, in 1528. Hence the mosque's name, Babri Masjid. Photo: AFP

NEW DELHI: The RSS on Monday said Ram temple should be constructed "immediately" in Ayodhya at the disputed site believed to the birthplace of Lord Rama, where Babri Masjid once stood. The Sangh said the Supreme Court should make an early decision on the decades-long dispute and the Centre should bring a legislation to remove hurdles. RSS chief spokesperson Arun Kumar said the construction Ram temple at disputed site in Ayodhya would lead to an atmosphere of goodwill and harmony in the country. He said the Allahabad High Court in its verdict has accepted that the site is the birthplace of Lord Ram and a temple existed there. "The Sangh believes a grand Ram temple should be constructed soon at the birthplace of Lord Ram. And land should be allotted at the birthplace for temple construction. With the construction of the temple, an atmosphere of unity and harmony will be created," he said in a statement. "We are of the opinion that the Supreme Court should immediately decide the case and if there are some problems, the government should bring legislation to remove the obstacles and handover the Ram janamsthan bhoomi to Shri Ramjanambhoomi Nyas," he added. Also, Union Minister Giriraj Singh said that Hindus are running out of patience on the Ram temple issue. "Shri Ram" is the cornerstone of the faith of the Hindus, Singh said. "Had (Jawaharlal) Nehru wanted, the issue of Ram temple would not have become controversial. The Congress blocked a solution then. And when the court was to take a call on the issue now, Congress leader Kapil Sibal did the same," he said. Earlier in the day a three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, said an "appropriate bench" will decide in January next year the future course of hearing on the appeals filed against the Allahabad High Court verdict in the Ayodhya land dispute case. "We have our own priorities. Whether the case will come in January, February or March, it will be for the appropriate bench to decide," CJI Gogoi said as a lawyer urged the court to decide on the dates. Fourteen appeals have been filed against the high court judgement, delivered in four civil suits, that the 2.77 acres of land be partitioned equally among three parties -- the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla.