No majority in Rajya Sabha, no Ram temple, says Rajnath Singh
The construction of the temple is a long pending promise made by the BJP to its voters
Lucknow: Union home minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that since the Modi government did not have a majority in the Rajya Sabha, it would not be possible to make any law for the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya at this stage.
Mr Singh was in Ayodhya on Sunday to take part in a programme of senior Vishva Hindu Parishad leader, Mahant Nritya Gopal Das. The construction of the temple is a long pending promise made by the BJP to its voters.
“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 union home minister said.
When asked if the BJP would enact a law for the Ram temple if it gets a majority in the Rajya Sabha in the days to come, Mr Singh said, “This is an imaginary question.”
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. On being asked about Dawood, Mr Singh said he would speak “some thing on Dawood in a day or two.”