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AYODHYA: A dearth of majority in the Upper House of Parliament was coming in the way of BJP to bring in a motion and make law for construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya, Union home minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday.
Construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya was among the promises made by the BJP in its election manifesto which it had released in the run up to last year's general election.
Some other contentious issues like abrogation of Article 370 which gives special status to Jammu & Kashmir and enactment of uniform civil code were also promised in the party's manifesto.
READ ALSO:RSS confirms Ram temple is on the back burner
"The BJP does not have a majority in Rajya Sabha, so this time it is not possible to bring motion in the Parliament to make law for the construction of Ram temple," the senior BJP leader said.
He was here to take part in a programme of senior Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Nritya Gopal Das.
When asked if BJP will bring the motion for a Ram temple if it gets a majority in Rajya Sabha in the days to come, Singh said,"It is an imaginary question."
READ ALSO:'Ram temple will be built through other means'
The ruling party has 45 members in the Upper House and it is unlikely that it will have the numbers during its current tenure. In the House of 243 members, Opposition has at least 132 MPs.
Reacting to a question on underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, Singh said he will speak "some thing on Dawood in a day or two."
The government was left red-faced for its contradictory reply in Parliament on the whereabouts of Dawood Ibrahim.
READ ALSO:Build Ram temple in Ayodhya, Subramanian Swamy tells Modi
Later, minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju said the underworld don lives in Pakistan and the Centre would continue to pursue the case very seriously.
With no majority in Rajya Sabha, can’t pass law for Ram temple this time, Rajnath Singh says - The Times of India
Construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya was among the promises made by the BJP in its election manifesto which it had released in the run up to last year's general election.
Some other contentious issues like abrogation of Article 370 which gives special status to Jammu & Kashmir and enactment of uniform civil code were also promised in the party's manifesto.
READ ALSO:RSS confirms Ram temple is on the back burner
"The BJP does not have a majority in Rajya Sabha, so this time it is not possible to bring motion in the Parliament to make law for the construction of Ram temple," the senior BJP leader said.
He was here to take part in a programme of senior Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Nritya Gopal Das.
When asked if BJP will bring the motion for a Ram temple if it gets a majority in Rajya Sabha in the days to come, Singh said,"It is an imaginary question."
READ ALSO:'Ram temple will be built through other means'
The ruling party has 45 members in the Upper House and it is unlikely that it will have the numbers during its current tenure. In the House of 243 members, Opposition has at least 132 MPs.
Reacting to a question on underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, Singh said he will speak "some thing on Dawood in a day or two."
The government was left red-faced for its contradictory reply in Parliament on the whereabouts of Dawood Ibrahim.
READ ALSO:Build Ram temple in Ayodhya, Subramanian Swamy tells Modi
Later, minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju said the underworld don lives in Pakistan and the Centre would continue to pursue the case very seriously.
With no majority in Rajya Sabha, can’t pass law for Ram temple this time, Rajnath Singh says - The Times of India