The Babri Masjid stood on land where a Ram temple is believed to have been present (Photo: India Today file)

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) today said that it would take up an agitation similar to the one in 1992 "if needed" in order to ensure the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya.

The 1992 agitation being referred to by the RSS was a country-wide rath yatra undertaken under the leadership of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Lal Krishna Advani.

This rath yatra provided a base for the larger movement to build a Ram temple in Ayodhya.

The movement ultimately sparked major communal tension and nation-wide riots after Ayodhya's Babri Masjid, which is believed to have stood on the location where a Ram temple was present, was demolished by Hindu 'kar sevaks', who were part of the rath yatra.

RSS spokesperson Bhaiyyaji Joshi today said that the organisation was ready to carry out a similar campaign like the rath yatra of 1992 to press for its demand to build a Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.

Joshi also expressed disappointment over the Supreme Court delaying hearing the Ayodhya title suit. A decision on the suit is expected to resolve the legal question of who owns the land where Babri Masjid once stood and where a Ram temple was once believed to have been present.

The Supreme Court is hearing appeals filed against an Allahabad High Court judgment that had divided the land in three parts. This week, the Supreme Court said it would decide in January next year when to hear the appeals.

"We were expecting good news before this Diwali. But the Supreme Court refused to give a verdict," Bhaiyyaji Joshi said today before questioning why the matter was not a priority for the Supreme Court.

"The court said its priorities are different. Because of this, Hindus feel insulted. It is surprising that the feelings of crores of Hindus are not a priority for the court," Joshi said.

Joshi also spoke on the increasing clamour that the Narendra Modi government bring in a law to construct a Ram temple in Ayodhya.

"Those who want to demand an ordinance to facilitate construction of Ram temple should go ahead. Whether it can be brought in or not is something that the government has to decide," Joshi said.

Interestingly, the stand came hours after the meeting between BJP president Amit Shah and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. However, Joshi did not say much about the meeting. "Amit Shah came here late night. He had a meeting but some things are personal and are kept like that. We would not like to disclose. But yes important issues were discussed," he said.

Meanwhile, on the Sabarimala issue, the RSS repeated it's stance of keeping in mind the feelings of the Hindus. "Had the issue been only about women entering the temple, we would have supported it. In Hindu culture, there is a difference between men and women. Every temple has its rules. Society does not only run on laws, it also runs on traditions and customs," Joshi said.

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