Mumbai : Shiv Sena on Tuesday said that “Lord Ram is not bigger than law” for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, because he has said that his government can decide on the ordinance for the construction of the Ram temple only after the judicial process is completed.
BJP’s ally Shiv Sena, demanding an ordinance to pave the way for the construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, has argued that the matter has been dragging in the courts for decades.
“The Supreme Court has said (hearing on the) 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) Will not bring an ordinance for the Ram temple. The constitutional meaning of this is that Lord Ram is not bigger than the law,” Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut tweeted.
In an interview with ANI, Modi was asked about the demand by Hindutva groups for an ordinance for a Ram temple in Ayodhya.
To this, Modi said, “Let the judicial process take its own course. Don’t weigh it in political terms. Let the judicial process be over. After the judicial process is over, whatever be our responsibility as a government, we are ready to make all efforts,” he said.
Addressing a rally in Pandharpur in Solapur district of Maharashtra last month, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray asked BJP colleagues to clear their stand on Ram temple issue.
“I want to tell BJP one thing, we can forgive you on ‘ache din’ jumla and the promise of Rs 15 lakh to each person. But we will not forgive you if you come up with one more jumla on our faith or in the name of god. We will beat you up.
(With PTI Inputs)
