My statement on backing Congress over-stretched: VHP leader

New Delhi: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Working President Alok Kumar on Sunday said his statement that his organization would consider backing the Congress in the Lok Sabha polls if it includes the construction of Ram temple in its manifesto was over-stretched. “This is nothing but an overstretching of my statement,” Kumar told soon after a row erupted over his reported remarks. “Neither are we considering to support the Congress nor will we do so in future.”

The VHP leader also said that there was less possibility of bringing a legislation for building a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya during the present dispensation. Kumar on Saturday reportedly said in Prayagraj that if the Congress includes the construction of Ram temple in its election manifesto, the VHP might think about backing the party. Clarifying, Kumar said the VHP wants a “broad political consensus” on the Ram temple issue. (IANS)

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