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Singhal demands Vajpayee's resignation

By Our Special Correspondent

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM JULY 3. The international president of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), Ashok Singhal, said on Thursday that the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, should resign if the Government could not bring in legislation to enable the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Addressing a `meet the press' here, Mr. Singhal said Mr. Vajpayee was the only person in the Sangh Parivar opposed to the building of the temple.

``If he was one of us, he would have built the temple,'' he claimed.Mr. Singhal said the National Democratic Alliance, a secular conglomerate, had ``finished off'' the BJP and its agenda. ``The BJP had promised to build the temple and bring in legislation for the same. It was not a simple issue. If they do not have a majority, let them go to the masses again,'' Mr. Singhal said. The Kanchi Sankaracharya should refrain from talking to the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board for a settlement of the Ayodhya issue. His initiative was an ``injustice'' to the Hindu community. The Board did not believe in the Constitution, he alleged.

Mr. Singhal said the Acharya had ``no formula'' for the Ram lala or the spot identified as the Ramjanmabhoomi. Besides, his initiative did not have the ``backing of the sadhus and acharyas''. The Acharya should not have gone to the Board with folded hands for getting their ``no-objection'' for construction of the temple.

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