A Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Uttar Pradesh wants the government to provide a house to Lord Ram as ‘he has been living in a tent.’ Hari Narayan Rajbhar, the MP from Ghosi, has written to the Ayodhya district magistrate seeking a house for the deity under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
By tent, Rajbhar was citing the makeshift shrine at the disputed site in Ayodhya which was erected after the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992. The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, launched by Narendra Modi in 2015, aims to ensure “Housing for all by 2022” by providing financial assistance to beneficiaries.
Under this, the government provides central assistance to beneficiaries to construct their own houses. Rajbhar’s comment comes amid growing clamour from right-wing outfits for the government to bring an ordinance in the Parliament for construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to take up a batch of petitions on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute case for hearing on January 4. BJP president Amit Shah has said while the temple remains the party’s priority, the government will not bring an ordinance as the case is in the court.