UP DG Homeguard 'pledges' to build Ram Mandir in Ayodhya
February 02, 2018 18:12An IPS officer of the director general of police rank has stirred a controversy by openly favouring the construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya "at the earliest".
Surya Kumar Shukla, DG, Homeguard, not only participated in an event on Ram Mandir organised at Lucknow University two days ago, but was also captured on camera taking a pledge to build the Ram Mandir. Shukla is due to retire in August.
The video of the 1982-batch Indian Police Service officer taking the pledge went viral on social and electronic media today.
"We Ram-bhakts, today, as part of this programme, take this pledge that at the earliest, the Ram Mandir be constructed. Jai Shri Ram," the video showed him saying.
Many other people were also seen taking the pledge with him at the event, where slogans of "Jai Shri Ram" was raised.
Shukla, however, said he had done nothing wrong.
-- PTI