The Bhartiya Janata Party on Monday released its manifesto in Lucknow for the forthcoming state assembly, once again promising to he people the much debated Ram temple at Ayodhya.
"If we win this election with a clear cut majority, we will clear the decks for construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya by removing all hurdles in the path," party state chief Keshrinath and former Bharatiya Janata Party president Venkaiah Naidu told a press conference in Lucknow.
The 28-page printed document focuses substantially on an oblique revival of its Hindutva card.
The Hindutva dose includes assertion for making 'vande-mataram' compulsory in all educational institutions. Together with that, it also calls for compulsory 'yoga' and even 'surya namaskaar' as part of the daily curriculum in all schools. "The idea is to not only to promote mental and moral development of the students, but also to awaken the feeling of nationalism," Venkaiah Naidu told media.
Expressing its special concern for the three contentious shrines at Ayodhya, Mathura and Varanasi , the party proposes a huge 500-crore rupees development
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