Will lay foundation stone of Ram Temple on Feb 21: Swami Swaroopanand | Panchnama Full

From Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Dharam Sansad on Wednesday declared that construction of the Ram Mandir will begin on February 21. The congregation of sadhus which was called by Shankaracharya Swaroopanand Saraswati has also decided to march towards Ayodhya to lay the foundation stone.

The central government on Tuesday had asked the Supreme Court to allow it to return the "non-disputed" surplus land acquired around the disputed structure in Ayodhya to a Hindu trust and other original owners, in a significant move ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Fourteen appeals have been filed in the apex court against the 2010 Allahabad High Court judgement, delivered in four civil suits, that the 2.77-acre land be partitioned equally among three parties -- the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla.