On Ram Temple issue being put on the backburner in this election, Kumar said: “You ask anyone in Ayodhya whether he wants Ram Temple or not, his answer will definitely be ‘yes’. “I am contesting this election on development plank and not Ram Temple,” said Lallu Singh, who had played an active role in the Ram Temple movement. Satyendra Das, head priest of the makeshift Ram Temple in Ayodhya, also agree that the issue was missing from election speeches. “We definitely want Ram Temple in Ayodhya but nationalism seems to have overtaken it this election,” said Suresh Chaurashia, 31. “Ram Temple issue is in Supreme Court.

Source: Hindustan Times May 03, 2019 08:03 UTC