Swamy raises saffron flag at DU, says 'no compromise, will not give up until Ram temple is built'

New Delhi: Amid high decibel sloganeering slamming the BJP and its right wing friends, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy went ahead with a seminar on the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya where he asserted that nothing will be done forcibly or against the law but “we will not give up” until the Ram Temple is built. [caption id=“attachment_2444092” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  ‘We will not give up until Ram temple is built," says Swamy/ PTI[/caption] “Construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya is ‘mandatory’ for revival of our culture. We have started and we will not give up until it is made but nothing will be done forcibly and against the law. We have full faith that we will win in the court,” he said in his inaugural address at the two-day seminar. Claiming that former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had promised him of support for the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Swamy appealed to Congress to come forward and support the cause. “Once we get final order from the Supreme Court, the work for the construction of Ram Mandir will begin in the next three to four months. This was also the last wish of the late Ashok Singhal,” Swamy said. Swamy invokes Rajiv Gandhi’s “assurance” “Rajiv Gandhi had personally told me that Ram Mandir will be built and whenever he will get an opportunity he will also help and the first help he did was that despite party opposition, he started the television serial on Ramayana which created a new excitement in public,” he said. “He had said they will permit the foundation laying too. He had also said in his campaign for 1989 elections that there should be Ram Rajya in the country. I hope Congress will also come forward and support as this is not just our demand but that of the country,” he said. Swamy had earlier this week said that the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya would begin by this year-end with the cooperation of the Muslim community. “No compromise on Ayodhya, Mathura, Kashi” [caption id=“attachment_2577578” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Tight security amid sloganeering at DU campus caught up in the Ram Mandir seminar/ Naresh Sharma, Firstpost[/caption] “In our country , over 40,000 temples have been demolished, we never say that all those should be reconstructed…but there cannot be a compromise on three of them — Ram Janmabhoomi temple, Krishna temple in Mathura and Kashivishwanath, if Ram Temple is constructed there will be easy way for others, discussions can be done but not compromise,” he said. Ram Mandir is an aim for us. And when the Muslims leaders had committed that if it is proved that there was temple earlier, they will let us reconstruct it there, not fulfilling that commitment can be contempt of court,” he added. The two-day seminar titled “Shri Ram Janma Bhoomi Temple: Emerging Scenario” is being organised at DU’s Arts Faculty by Arundhati Vashishtha Anusandhan Peeth (AVAP), a research organisation founded by late VHP leader Ashok Singhal. There was strong opposition from the student groups to DU’s decision for allowing such a seminar alleging it would “communalise” the campus and push the “saffron agenda”. The protesters including that from Left-affiliated student wings AISA, DSF, SFI and Congress-affiliate NSUI, staged demonstrations outside the protest venue and were detained later. Swamy, who is the chairman of AVAP, delivered the inaugural address at the seminar which will see historians, archaeologists and law experts discussing various topics including “Lord Ram’s character and values, and their impact on Indian culture”, “History of the Ram temple and related archaeological findings”, “Legal issues around Ram temple” and “Experience and future of Ram temple”. “Won’t let Modi govt use academia for politics” Roji M John, NSUI president told Firstpost, “We can’t let educational institutions in this country get divided on communal lines. Similar to the FTII, the Modi-government has been using universities for its own political agenda. We won’t allow it to happen in DU and will protect it with all our force. We’ll mobilise students across the country to unmask the real face of BJP.” “There are several issue like opening of new colleges, increasing the seat capacity, development, etc, but the government chose to have seminar on Ram Mandir. It’s an attempt to rake up the communal issue. We won’t let saffronisation happen in the campus.” Ranjit, an AISA member said. “DU hosts several types of seminars and Ram Mandir is a national issue. So, what’s the harm in having a seminar on this issue? No one is constructing Ram Mandir in the DU campus and universities are meant for debates and discussions. It’s the first-of-its-kind academic seminar on Ram Mandir issue,” Delhi state secretary of ABVP, Saket Bahuguna told Firstpost. “Despite having so many issues before the government, the BJP has been trying to play the Ram Mandir card keeping the forthcoming UP election in mind,” Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar said.