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Advani confident of Ram temple

By Chandan Nandy
The Hindustan Times
Friday, July 18, 2003

Gorakhpur, July 17 - Ahead of the BJP's national
executive meeting at Raipur, Deputy Prime Minister LK
Advani said here on Wednesday he was "convinced that the
Ram mandir would be built at the janmasthan".

Addressing VHP and BJP workers at this pilgrimage centre,
Advani said: "The basis of my optimism has been the
interaction that I have had with representatives of both
the Hindu and Muslim communities over the past seven to
eight months. The desire for the temple at (Ram's) birth
place cuts across communities".

Asked by reporters later when he thought the temple would
come up, the Deputy PM said: "That is something I cannot
say. But it should happen through talks."

Advani's statement here is in contrast to the message
that he had sent out to the Sangh Parivar, especially the
RSS and the VHP, at Nagpur on Sunday when he had urged
the two organisations to eschew "narrow Hindutva" and "be
more pragmatic" in their approach. He had also ruled out
the possibility of the government considering any
legislation for construction of the proposed temple.

Earlier on board the special IAF aircraft en route to
Gorakhnath, Advani "hoped" the Hurriyat Conference and
other separatist groups in Jammu and Kashmir would
"respond" to the talks offer of the Centre and its
interlocutor N.N.Vohra.

He also said the government was considering a legislation
to check population growth. The proposed law would bar
people with two or more children to contest elections in
the future. It would apply to politicians seeking
election and to government employees in the states and
the Centre alike. Advani said the issue would be
discussed with all political parties to evolve a
consensus.

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