RSS general secretary Bhaiyyaji Joshi

New Delhi: As calls for an ordinance route to Ram Mandir gathered steam, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), on Friday indicated that it may resort to a 1992-like movement to create the temple in Ayodhya. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, shortly after a meeting between Amit Shah and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat concluded, Bhaiyyaji Joshi, general secretary of the RSS said that a similar movement may be supported 'if required'.

"Avashyakta padi to karenge (We will if required)," Joshi said when asked about the possibility of a 1992-like movement to construct the Ram temple. Joining the BJP-RSS leaders who have expressed displeasure over the Supreme Court's decision to hear the Ram temple matter in January, Joshi said that the RSS was expecting a positive decision before Diwali. If an issue involving sentiments of the crowd is not a priority for the court, then what is? he questioned.

Commenting on the call for an ordinance, Joshi said that it was for the government to decide whether to take a Parliamentary route to construct a Ram temple. "Adhyadesh jinko maangna hai wo maangenge, la sakte hain ki nahi wo nirnay sarkar ko karna hai (Let those who want to demand an ordinance, demand it. It is for the government to decide whether to bring it or not)," he said at the conference.

​"Ram sab ke hriday mein rehte hain par wo prakat hote hain mandiron ke dwara. Hum chahte hain ki mandir bane. Kaam mein kuch baadhaein awashya hain aur hum apeksha kar rahe hain ki nyalalya Hindu bhavnaon ko samajh ke nirnay dega (We hope that the court will understand Hindu sentiments and rule accordingly)," he said.