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New Delhi: Rakesh Sinha will be bringing a private member bill. Times Now news channel reported that the BJP MP might move a private bill during the winter session of the Parliament in December. The BJP leadership has been holding backdoor meetings to find a way out after the Supreme Court, in its recent hearing said that the matter would be heard in January.

"If I bring a private member bill in the Rajya Sabha for Ram Mandir, will the Congress support?" Sinha questioned on Wednesday. The question was also raised by Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis, during an interview with Times Now Editor-in-Chief Rahul Shivshankar. "Let Rahul Gandhi tell that they will support the Ram Mandir legislation, on the second day, my party will bring the legislation," he had said.

Will @RahulGandhi @SitaramYechury @laluprasadrjd Mayawati ji support Private member bill on Ayodhya? They frequently ask the date ‘तारीख़ नही बताएँगे ‘ to @RSSorg @BJP4India ,now onus on them to answer — Prof Rakesh Sinha (@RakeshSinha01) November 1, 2018

While hearing the matter on October 29, the Supreme Court adjourned the matter till January, much to the 'disappointment'of those hoping for a judgment on the issue. "The Supreme Court has other priorities,” a bench led by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi had said on October 29. A politically sensitive subject, crucial in light of the 2019 general elections, many in the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) criticised the SC ruling. While UP CM Yogi Adityanath said that 'justice delayed is justice denied'. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, as well as Union Minister Giriraj Singh, had sought a legislative solution to clear the way for the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.

In a first reaction to the development, National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah said that Ram or Allah was 'not' going to help win elections. He also criticised the BJP for playing politics around religion.