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PATNA: A Hindu saint asked his people not to
support or vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
which has raised the issue of the Ram temple at Ayodhya
again.
"We have been cautioning people across the country that
the BJP is eyeing to capture power at the centre by
using the Ram temple issue again. It is another example
of mixing or using for political gain at the cost of the
people and nation," Mahant Janamjey Sharanji, the
president of the Sri Ram Janam Bhoomi Nirman Nyas,
Ayodhya said here.
"The much awaited construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya
is possible through common or mutual agreement," he
said. The seer, who is leading the "Sanatan Sant Sufi
Yatra", said the nine member team - comprising four
Muslim Sufi saints and five Hindu seers - will go around
India to create awareness among the people to teach a
lesson to those playing politics in the name of
religion. He made it clear that their campaign from
Kashmir to Kanyakumari to spread the message of peace,
love and communal harmony by countering hatred, has
nothing to do with any political party.
"We have been requesting people to discard politicians
if he or she is playing politics in the name of
religion. They may belong to any political party," he
said. The seer also termed senior BJP leader L.K.
Advani's letter to Hindu saints last week as a "gimmick"
to influence them before elections.
Sufi Mohd Geelani Kattan, the president of Ajmer unit of
the World Sufi Council, said millions of people across
the country were facing unemployment, starvation and but
none of the political parties had a clear stand on these
issues. "We are asking people to vote for those who
promise to provide employment, food and fight against
terror," he said.
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