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Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (ANK)
Mangaluru Dec 15: “While no one has opposed the construction of Ram Mandir, then why is BJP organizing protests and conventions? It’s just to gain political mileage,” lashed out District JD(S) President Mohammed Kunhji.
Addressing a press meet on Saturday, December 15, Kunhji said “Ram Mandir should be constructed at Ayodhya as no one is opposing its construction. Even Muslims have not stated their opposition. It should be constructed by taking people into confidence, with an open dialogue so that there is no trouble in its construction.”
Taking a dig at the BJP he said, “BJP is ruling in the Centre and even in Uttar Pradesh. Then why has Ram Mandir not been constructed? Modi can visit Abu Dhabi to inaugurate Ram Mandir, then why is he not able to construct it in his own country? In the last four years, BJP did not speak about Ram Mandir. Even Prime Minister Modi did not visit Ayodhya in last four years,” he said.
"Former minister B Janardhana Poojary has said that Ram Mandir will be built for sure. I don’t know which party Poojary belongs to. When Babri Masjid was demolished he was the one who opposed it and now he says Ram Mandir will be built for sure,” he said.
JD(S) opposes privitisation of Mangaluru airport
"We strongly condemn the privitisation of Mangaluru International Airport and it is totally wrong to do so as it belongs to state government,” said Mohammed Kunhji.
Congress needs to wake up
“In the upcoming election if coalition government makes a strong candidate to contest in the election then we can definitely win the elections. Congress needs to wake up and speak up to issues than maintaining silence. If we work together then we can definitely win the elections,” he opined.
District Youth JD(S) president Akshith Suvarna, JD(S) leaders Vasanth Poojary, Sushil Noronha and others were present.