Ram Janambhoomi Movement: Building the Ram Temple in Ayodhya

Building The Ram Temple in Ayodhya

Recently, BJP President, Amit Shah expressed hopes that the ongoing movement for building the Ram Temple in Ayodhya will result in “victory for culture”. He put extensive emphasis on the fact that people’s sentiments are the driving force in the smooth functioning of a democracy. In a democratic government, people’s sentiments always win.

The issue gained new flair when Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief, Mohan Bhagwat called for building the Ram Temple in Ayodhya as soon as possible. He said that the society was yearning for “justice” and this “justice” had to be served quickly and deftly.

Amit Shah described the Ram Janambhoomi movement as the biggest agitation in the history of the great country of India, coming second only to the Movement for Independence. He further added that this agitation touched all sections of society.

He also claimed that the agitation of the people in order to reconstruct the Ram Temple in Ayodhya has been going on since the original temple was demolished over six centuries ago. Shah stated that this agitation will continue until the victory for culture is achieved.

Ram Temple in Ayodhya

Mohan Bhagwat, in his speech, made references to decades-old movement in support of temple-building at the birthplace of Lord Ram. He said that failure in building the temple was a denial of truth and justice. He added, as if in the form of a threat, that promoting untruth and injustice causes violence. People’s devotion that had existed for centuries was ignored and it would quite surely invite trouble.

On the last day of the three-day RSS conclave, Bhagwat had strongly pitched for building the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. He asserted that this would end tensions between Hindus and Muslims.

On the other side of the argument was Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari. He was not essentially against the construction of the temple. What he claimed was that if a timeline is drawn of the statements made by the BJP and RSS leadership on Ram Temple from 1986-2018, it can be observed that they were made when an election was near.

Whether the building of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya is an election propaganda scheme or not is a question of little consequence. The real agenda should be communal peace and unity. If the construction of the temple can achieve that, almost every upstanding citizen of a proud and secular India would be ready to back up this proposition. But the question is how shall a place of worship for the Hindus put an end to communal feeling persisting the minds of the many communities of India? What do you think?