Response to Ayodhya suit verdict will be within law: Mohan Bhagwat

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RSS indicated that further legal options can be availed of if the ruling is not up to its expectation.

The RSS today said its response to the Ayodhya title suit verdict will be within "law and Constitution" and indicated that further legal options can be availed of if the ruling is not upto its expectation.

"Of course, the aspirations of the Hindu society is that there should be a temple at Ram Janmabhoomi. Our response to the verdict will be according to that wishes. We will try to ensure that Ram temple is constructed there," RSS chief Mohan Bahgwat said at an interaction with women scribes here.

"We can react to the verdict only after it comes... further legal options will also be available," the RSS Sarsanghachalak said, hinting that any party involved in the case can move the Supreme Court if the Allahabad high court verdict does not come in its favour.

To repeated queries on apprehensions of law and order problems after the ruling comes on September 24, he, however, maintained that the RSS' response to the verdict will be "within the limits of law, Constitution and democratic way." 

"Hamare taraf se koi jhanjhat nahi hoga (there will be no trouble from our side)," Bhagwat told reporters after the interaction at the Indian Women's Press Corps. 

"We don't want any type of divide in society, we don't see it as a Hindu-Muslim dispute but an issue of respect of our national values...in fact, if the temple is built there, it will help in integration of the society."

Asked if they are ready to enter into a dialogue with Babri Masjid Action Committee on the issue, he said the RSS is holding dialogue with religious leaders to lessen divide in society but any talks on temple issue will be in the domain of the committee of the 'sants' undertaking the temple movement.

On whether the RSS is disappointed with the BJP's attitude to temple issue, he said, "The Ram mandir movement has helped the BJP...however, we do not look for help from anyone to run our movement".

On the situation in Kashmir and the question of autonomy, he said, "We do not like words like azadi or autonomy. We do not understand the need for talking to separatists. We feel Kashmir should be totally integrated to India."

He felt government's stand and policies should have been based on this viewpoint rather than treating the region in a different way. At the same time, he said there is need to create trust among the people in Kashmir.

Asked about the issue of "saffron terrorism", the RSS chief termed the word as "improper". "There were some individual sporadic and small incidents. They should be investigated and those guilty should be punished." 

Bhagwat said even if somebody linked to RSS is found guilty, he can be prosecuted, but asserted that RSS or Hinduism does not sanction violence.

He said if such incidents are projected in a big way or such words are used, it smacks of politics. "Phir yeh soch aati hai ki koi politics toh nahi khela ja raha hai, koi chal to nahi chali ja rahi hai (It evokes questions like whether it is part of a political strategy).