Ram looks set to occupy centrestage in UP polls
Lord Ram looked set to occupy political centrestage in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh despite BJP\'s claim of a temple to the deity not being on its agenda, with Union Minister Mahesh Sharma saying those who get to do \"Ram Ka Kaam\" (serve Ram) were fortunate.
Ayodhya/New Delhi: Lord Ram looked set to occupy political centrestage in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh despite BJP's claim of a temple to the deity not being on its agenda, with Union Minister Mahesh Sharma saying those who get to do "Ram Ka Kaam" (serve Ram) were fortunate.
He said this during his visit to Aodhya to inspect the proposed site for setting up a Ramayana museum. The proposed museum has reignited demands by BJP hardliners like Vinay Katiyar for building a Ram temple at the site where the Babri mosque stood before being pulled down in 1992.
"A race is on...somebody is building a museum, somebody else (Akhilesh govt) a Ramleela Theme Park. We welcome development of Ayodhya, but everything is useless without Ram temple," Katiyar said.
