BJP reiterates its commitment to Ram Mandir, pins its hope on Supreme Court

The BJP on Saturday underlined its commitment to building a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya and said whenever the Supreme Court takes a decision, it would be very "effective".Asked if the BJP's national executive discussed the issue, a core demand of the party, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said it was not necessary to take up the issue in every meeting.[caption id="attachment_3386468" align="alignleft" width="380"]

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad. PTI[/caption]However, he added that the party's manifesto has made it clear that it is for a grand temple in the Uttar Pradesh town."Not as a law minister but as somebody who knows the law, let me tell you that there are voluminous documents with the Supreme Court and whenever a decision is made it will be very effective," he said.He also noted that over 2,470 party workers have pledged to work full-time for the organisation for one year and over 3.78 lakh workers for 15 days.