Shiv Sena’s reply on PM’s remarks on ordinance for temple!

New Delhi: The Shiv Sena replied on Tuesday that “Lord Ram is not bigger than the law” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he has said that his government can make a decision on an ordinance for the Ram temple’s construction only after the judicial process is over.
The Shiv Sena, an ally of the BJP, has demanded an ordinance to make the temple in Ayodhya, arguing that the matter has been dragging in courts for decades.

“The Supreme Court has given its verdict that Ram Mandir is not an urgent matter. Modi also did not say anything different. I congratulate him for making his position clear on the matter… (The prime minister says) the government will not bring an ordinance for the Ram temple. Finally what comes in the forefront that Lord Ram is not bigger than the law,” Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut tweeted.

In an interview broadcast by various television channels, Modi was asked about the demand by Hindutva groups for an ordinance for a Ram temple in Ayodhya. To this, Modi Replied Don’t weigh it in political terms. After the judicial process is over, whatever be our responsibility as the government, we are ready to make all efforts,” he said.
The Shiv Sena has hardened its stand over the Ram temple issue. While addressing a rally in Pandharpur in Maharashtra’s Solapur district last month, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray had asked BJP allies to clear their stand on the Ram temple issue.

“I want to tell the BJP one thing, we can forgive you on ‘ache din’ jumla and the promise of Rs 15 lakh to each person. But we are not going to forgive you if you come up with one more jumla on our faith or in the name of god. We will beat you up also… We will not allow you to make any falser promises in the name of Ram or any other Hindu god,” Thackeray had said.

In November, he had visited Ayodhya and demanded an ordinance to resolve the issue.