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Publication: The Hindu
Date: February 24, 2001
Senior Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP)
leaders today met Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and demanded immediate
return of the land acquired by the Government in Ayodhya and removal of
all legal obstacles to pave the way for the construction of the Ram temple
there.
(PTI photo shows Vishwa Hindu parishad
leaders coming out after meeting the Prime Minister Vajpayee at his residence
in New Delhi on Saturday.)
During the hour-long meeting at
Vajpayee's residence, the 12- member delegation also demanded a Constitutional
amendment to ban cow slaughter and immediate stopping of the work on Tehri
dam.
''We demanded immediate return of
the 67-acre land acquired by the Government around the disputed site to
enable us to build the four 'Gopur Dwar' (gateways) and removal of all
legal obstacles coming in the path of the temple's construction by next
Mahashivratri as decided by the 'Dharam Sansad' in Allahabad last month,''
Mahant Paramahans Ramchandra Das, president of Ram Janambhumi Nyas told
reporters.
The delegation also urged Vajpayee
to reactivate the defunct Ayodhya cell in the Prime Minister's office.
''Vajpayee assured us that he will do whatever was possible within the
Constitutional framework,'' he said.
