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| Setu row galvanises saffron brigade |
| The VHP holds the BJP responsible for the failed Ramjanmabhoomi movement.
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| INDIA
, 19-September-2007
2:22:11 AM |
| With Ram back in news, the VHP has moved in but is asking the BJP to stay out.
''The stir is the handiwork of the sadhus. They have their own leadership. The political parties are not needed here,'' said Praveen Togadia, Leader, VHP.
The VHP holds the BJP responsible for the failed Ramjanmabhoomi movement.
The VHP's stay-off order is a setback for the BJP's original Ram brigade. Leaders like Vinay Katiyar were banking on the Ram Setu issue to end their vanvas or isolation.
So they want the BJP to take charge and the VHP to get inclusive.
''VHP shouldn't think that Ram belongs to any individual. Everybody should have a role to play in this,'' said Vinay Katiyar, General Secretary, BJP.
If the VHP has its way, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will be hit. The first test of the issue's electoral appeal will be Gujarat.
And with the RSS, that's unhappy with the BJP's track record on the ram front and is backing the VHP the BJP has little choice.
The BJP eyes electoral gains but unlike the Ramjanambhoomi episode the saffron brigade is divided. The disarray will disrupt its attempts to build a setu or bridge to power.
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