LUCKNOW: A confrontation between the Congress government at the Center and the BJP govt in Uttar Pradesh appears inevitable as the latter pursues its policy to boost Hinduism in the run-up to the by-elections in the state next

The first ever BJP govt in the state strode to power in June mainly with the support of the majority community. Having assessed the potential of the Ayodhya dispute, the BJP leadership was confident that their win in the state has put a prelude

The Congress Govt headed P.V Narasimha Rao and Kalyan Singh govt have weakened the power base of the former Prime Minister, V.P. Singh, in the state. While the Center managed to upstage V.P _Singh on the Mandal issue, BJP leaders sent feelers to Ajit Singh, dissident Janata Dal leader, rebel against V.P. Singh. Mahendra Singh Tikait, the Bharatiya Kisan Union leader, also assured Ajit Singh that the latter could win the confidence of farmers in the western districts if he picked up cudgels against VP Singh.

The Letter, was left with no recourse but to befriend Mulayam Singh Yadav, president of the state Samajwadi Janata Party and former chief minister, whose outbursts against the BJP and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad last year had led to the alienation of the majorly community from the Congress as well as the Janata Dal.

Against this backdrop, the BJP govt in a bid to honor its commitment to remove all hurdles in the way of the VHP for the construction of the Ram temple, issued an ordinance acquiring three

AYODHYA: The 40-day long Bajrang Rudra Mahayagya started Friday here at the newly constructed Karsewakpuram.

The general secretary of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad Ashok Singhal vice-president of the state unit. Mahaut Nitya Gopal Das, secretary, Ram Janmabhoomi Trust, Onkar Bhave, were present at the function.

Meanwhile, the VHP volunteers started with the demolition of structures of four buildings acquired recently near the disputed place of worship.

Local BJP MP and convener of static Bajrang Dal, Vinay Kativar, said the VHP has decided to remove the old structures from the four buildings including the Sankat mochan temple.

He said all these work were part of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple construction works.

Bhave told newsmen that the trust for construction of the temple had renewed its request to the State govt to transfer the notified land to them so that temple construction could be started soon.

Article extracted from this publication >> October 25, 1991