Barely 100 Turn Up For Ram Temple Rally In Delhi, RSS Expected Lakhs
New Delhi, Dec 01: A rally taken out by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in New Delhi to push for the early construction of the Ram temple got off to an underwhelming start today, with barely a hundred activists turning up to show support. The organisers had expected lakhs of people to participate.
Flagged off from New Delhi's Jhandewala temple, the Sankalp Yatra will run for nine days before culminating at the Ramlila Ground on December 9. It is being organised by the Swadeshi Jagran Manch, a group affiliated to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
Swadeshi Jagran Manch co-convenor Kamal Tewari, however, tried to shrug off the poor showing at the event. "These are just a few karyakartas (activists) from a particular segment. Soon, they will be joined by another 100-200 karyakartas from a different segment. There are hundreds of karyakartas from different segments who will join us eventually," he said, adding that he expects to see around 6-8 lakh people at the Ramlila Maidan on the final day of the event.
The Ram temple issue has assumed significance ahead of the Lok Sabha elections next year, with several right-wing groups -- including the RSS and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) -- demanding an early decision. Organisers of the Sankalp Yatra believe that the Supreme Court is delaying its construction by not taking up the matter urgently, and want the centre to introduce an ordinance in this regard.
Today, the rally had just a few kar sevaks following a single truck -- raising chants of "Jai Shree Ram" and "Mandir Wahin Banayenge" -- and their count was not expected to grow significantly by the time the yatra halts for the day at Shadipur depot around 8 pm. By contrast, lakhs of people had attended a similar rally organised jointly by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Shiv Sena in Ayodhya on November 25.
An RSS supporter at the rally alleged that the judiciary was not treating the Ram temple issue with the importance it deserves. "We are taking out this rally to send a message to the Supreme Court. While the court opens its doors at night even for small cases, it doesn't believe the Ram temple is an important public matter," he said.
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Drug supply module busted, four held with heroin
Chandigarh (PTI): Punjab Police on Sunday said it has busted a drug supply module linked to foreign-based smugglers after nabbing four people with drugs and a weapon.
The Counter Intelligence (CI) wing of the Amritsar Police recovered 4 kg of heroin, one pistol, five cartridges and Rs 3.90 lakh in cash from the men, said Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav.
Police also impounded their two two-wheelers, which they were using to deliver the consignments.
Yuvraj Singh, Varinder Singh, Jagroop Singh and Jugraj Singh from Amritsar have been arrested.
Yadav said police teams from CI Amritsar received reliable inputs that Yuvraj and Varinder, associates of Lakhwinder Singh alias Baba Lakha, a handler based abroad, had retrieved a heroin consignment from Ajnala sector and were expected to deliver it to suspect Jagroop Singh near gurdwara Morcha Sahib in Amritsar.
Police teams laid a trap and arrested the three men after recovering a drug consignment and pistol from their possession, he said.
During questioning, Jagroop allegedly revealed that he has been working on the directions of one Daya Singh alias Preet Sekhon, who is presently lodged at Central Jail at Sri Muktsar Sahib, and the latter directed him to receive the heroin consignment from near Gurdwara Morcha Sahib.
Yuvraj and Varinder allegedly told police about one more associate identified as Jugraj Singh, who was also apprehended from Amritsar city and Rs 3.90 lakh of "drug money" was recovered from his possession. Further investigations are ongoing, the DGP added.
A case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and the Arms Act has been registered in Amritsar.
