Was Ram Temple at Ayodhya or Article 370 removal possible under Congress?: Adityanath

The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said the now-abolished Article 370 of the Constitution was the root cause of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on November 18 suggested that construction of a grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya has become possible only because a Bharatiya Janata Party-led government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is at the helm at the Centre and asked if the project would have been feasible under a Congress dispensation.

Addressing a rally in Wankaner town of Morbi district in support of BJP candidate Jitu Somani, Mr. Adityanath said the time has come to fulfil Mahatma Gandhi's wish of dissolving the Congress and maintained the Opposition party was not capable of protecting the country.

Mr. Somani is contesting from the Wankaner Assembly seat where polling will be held in the first phase on December 1.

The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, a star campaigner of the BJP, said the now-abolished Article 370 of the Constitution was the root cause of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir.

"Just like Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, too, is getting the guidance of PM Modi. And the result is in front of our eyes. You must have seen that construction of a grand Ram Temple (at Ayodhya) has begun.

"Similarly, Kashi Vishwanath Dham in Varanasi is now looking majestic. It has changed completely. That's why we say 'Modi hai toh mumkin hai' (If Modi is there, everything is possible)," stated Yogi.

The BJP leader targeted the Congress and sought to know if a Ram Temple in Ayodhya and abrogation of Article 370, which provided special status to Jammu and Kashmir, would have been possible if the main Opposition party had been in power at the Centre.