SANGAM(Allahabad): Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Sunday said it would set a 'deadline' for the Centre to take a decision on the construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya in the 'Sant Sammelan' conference which would be held here during the Magh Mela on February 4 and 5.

VHP international general secretary Champat Rai said the VHP has obtained signatures of MPs on the temple construction issue. He added that VHP's decision making body, the Margdarshak Mandal, would decide on the future course of action if the Modi government failed to fulfill their demands. On the second day of Sant Sammelan, the proposal would be placed before the seers and mahants for their views.

Top VHP leaders like Praveen Togadia, Mahant Nritya Gopal Das and Rai, along with the sants, are expected to take part in the conference.

"The central government is moving away from the temple issue despite being backed by hundreds of MPs who have supported the cause. So we have decided to give a deadline to the central government to take decision on whether it will be making a Constitutional amendment or not," said Rai.

He added, "If the government fails to take any action then we along with the sant community can resort to a number of movements, including gherao of Parliament and countrywide agitation. However, these decisions can only be reached after the meeting of the Margdarshak Mandal."

Rai said VHP feels that a special bench should be set up to hear the Ram temple case as it is moving at a slow pace in the Supreme Court. He added that the VHP would make a request to the appropriate authority so that the case is heard on a daily basis.

It may be recalled that it was in the Dharm Sansad-2013 during the Maha Kumbh that the seers had rooted for projecting Narendra Modi, who was then chief minister of Gujarat, for the prime minister's post.

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