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Stop VHP activity in Ayodhya, Owaisi says

Hyderabad, Dec 24 

MIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has urged the central government to stop the VHP from bringing stones and pillars into Ayodhya for building a grand Ram temple, saying no activity can be allowed there till the Supreme Court gives its final verdict in the case.

The MP from Hyderabad said the government should act immediately to stop any activity by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, RSS, Bajrang Dal or any other organisation.

"We hope the government will stop its jokers till the Supreme Court decides the case," Owaisi told a massive public meeting organized by his Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi.

He said the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh should have seized the stones. "It seems to be Noora Kushti (fixed fight between the SP and VHP) there."

Referring to RSS chief Mohan Bahgwat's statement that he wants to see a grand Ram temple in his lifetime, the MIM leader asked if his life was more important than the sanctity of the Supreme Court.

Owaisi advised Indian Muslim youths not to get misled by the ISIS propaganda over Internet and instead use their energies and skills to become lawyers, IPS officers and doctors.

This will help innocent Muslims who are in jails in various states, save lives of children who are dying due to poverty and diseases and contribute to the development of the country, he said.

Stop temple activity in Ayodhya: CPI-M

New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The CPI-M has urged the Uttar Pradesh government to stop all activity by the VHP aimed at constructing a grand temple to Hindu god Ram, saying this violates judicial directives.

"The Ayodhya dispute is with the Supreme Court and there is a longstanding judicial directive to maintain status quo at the site where the Babri Masjid stood," said an editorial in the CPI-M's People's Democracy.

"The collection of stones at Ayodhya for the purpose of temple construction must be seen as a violation of this judicial order," said the Communist Party of India-Marxist.

It said the Uttar Pradesh chief minister had instructed the district authorities to be vigilant.

"This is not enough. The Uttar Pradesh government should direct the district administration to stop any activity such as importing stones into Ayodhya which is meant to disturb the status quo. The mischief planned must be nipped in the bud."

Last week, two trucks of sandstone from Rajasthan arrived in Ayodhya as part of the stockpile of stones meant for the construction of the temple.

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad-run workshop had been engaged in preparing the stones for the temple construction. 

VHP supporters razed the 16th-century Babri Masjid in Ayodhya in 1992, saying it had been built at the site where Lord Ram was born. They then quickly built a makeshift Ram temple at the spot.