Sushil Kumar Modi said that despite opposition from Nehru, the Somnath temple was renovated by using funds mobilised from the people.
Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Sunday claimed that India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had opposed Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s proposal of renovation of the Somnath temple after Independence.
Speaking at a function to mark the birth anniversary Sardar Patel in Patna, Mr Modi said that despite opposition from Nehru, the temple was renovated by using funds mobilised from the people.
The senior Bihar leader also claimed that Nehru had also told then President Rajendra Prasad not to inaugurate it in 1951 after its renovation but the President had ignored it.
Modi hit out at Congress leaders asking them to clear stand on Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
“These days Congress leaders keep on visiting temples. They should first clear their stand on Ram Lalla at Ayodhya,” he said.
He also demanded an early resolution to build Ram Temple, appealing Muslims to relinquish their claim to the land where Babri Mosque once stood.
Modi claimed that the Supreme Court’s move to defer the Ayodhya title suit case to January had hurt the sentiments of crores of Hindus.
"People of the country want to know that why the matter was adjourned,” Modi said. “The apex court came up with a directive on formation of government in Karnataka at 1am. It also settled the issue related to Section 377 of IPC and the issue related to urban Naxals. Sentiments of crores of Hindus are attached with the Ram temple and their sentiments have been hurt by the apex court’s decision not to hear the case now."
Another BJP leader from Bihar, Union Minister Giriraj Singh, said that no power in the world can stop the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.
"Prabhu Sri Ram is the cornerstone of the faith of more than 100 crore people in the country. There is resentment and impatience among the people as cold water has been thrown on their hopes, but a way out (to construct the temple) will be chalked out. No power in the world can stop the construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya," he said.
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