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NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh 's cooperative minister, Mukut Bihari Verma stirred a controversy on Saturday after saying that Ram temple will be built in Ayodhya as the " Supreme Court is ours".While talking to reporters, Verma said, " BJP has come to power on the issue of development but Ram Mandir will be constructed as it is our determination. The matter is in the Supreme Court and the SC is ours.""The judiciary, administration, the nation as well as the Ram temple belong to us," said the BJP MLA, according to news agency ANI.This is not the first time that a BJP leader in UP has landed in controversy while talking about the Ram temple as the matter is still pending with the SC.Last month, deputy chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Keshav Prasad Maurya had said that the Centre could opt for the legislative route in Parliament for the construction of Ram temple.Maurya had further said that if the grand Ram temple was built, it will be a "true tribute" to VHP stalwart Ashok Singhal, Mahant Sri Ramchandra Das Paramhans (former head of the Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas in Ayodhya) and karsewaks who sacrificed their lives.