GANDHINAGAR: Following the unceremonious exit of Dr Pravin Togadia, the new office bearers of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (

) have dropped the organization’s demand of a new law for Ram Temple in

. Togadia had raised the demand repeatedly.

On Saturday, Surendra Jain, joint general secretary of VHP said that the organization didn’t want any separate law for the Ram Temple as it will further delay the temple construction process.

Jain said, while briefing reporters about the resolutions passed by the new national body of the VHP, “All details pertaining to

case were presented before the recently concluded Akhil Bharatiya baithak of VHP. The organization doesn’t favour the making of a new law for Ram Temple in Ayodhya.”

On dropping of the demand, Jain said, “Even if the government brought a new law for Ram Temple, it would have again drawn scrutiny by the Supreme Court, leading to further delays.”

“We will check the progress of the case and wait for the end of August. Then we will take the issue to the saints and they shall decide what to do next,’’ Jain added.

Speaking about the organization’s persistence in pursuing the issue, Jain said, “We have appealed the Supreme Court to conduct day-to-day hearing. This agitation began in 1984 according to the wishes of the saints. We took the issue to every doorstep, and will do it again.”

When asked about Togadia’s decision to leave the VHP after he lost the organizational elections, Jain said, “To leave the VHP was his own decision. He has formed several organizations recently.’’

When asked why PM Narendra Modi doesn’t visit Ayodhya, Jain said, “This question should be posed to him. The mandir construction will be carried out by people.”

Jain also said, “Resolutions to send back Rohingya Muslims who are into Jihadi activities was passed.’’

About recent caste conflicts in Gujarat and the country he said that these are instigated by Maoist and anti-national elements.

Gates of Vanikar Bhavan shut to VHP’s new office bearers

Jain and other office bearers on Saturday avoided visiting VHP’s own iconic Vanikar Bhavan in Paldi area of Ahmedabad. No one from the new VHP has visited the VHP office ever since Togadia stepped down. The trust controlling Vanikar Bhavan has all trustees favouring Togadia, who himself is a trustee. Apparently, Togadia’s group and new VHP office bearers are at loggerheads over the properties owned by VHP across Gujarat and India.