The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) party president and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi government to bring an ordinance on Ram Temple after Union Minister Giriraj Singh warned that Hindus in the country are losing patience.
"Why don't they bring it (ordinance on Ram temple)? Let them do it," said Owaisi.
Stating that every time they (BJP leaders) are threatening that they will bring an ordinance, Owaisi said, "Every Tom, Dick, and Harry of BJP, RSS, VHP says this. Do it. You are in power. I challenge you to do it. Let us see," said Owaisi daring Modi government.
Earlier in the day, warning that if Hindus lose their patience, anything can happen in the country, Giriraj Singh said, "Either government should bring in the law or the court should give the judgment."
Singh also claimed that Congress doesn't want the temple to come-up and want the issue to remain disputed.
A fortnight ago, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat demanded a law to enable construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, saying it was necessary for "self-esteem" and to usher in an "atmosphere of goodwill and oneness".
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court said the civil appeals on the Ram-Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute cases will be listed before an appropriate bench in January 2019.
The civil appeals arise from the Allahabad High Court judgment in the land dispute case, The appropriate bench will fix the schedule with regard to the hearing of appeals in the case.
"We will fix the date of hearing of Ayodhya dispute case before the appropriate bench in January," the CJI said.
Earlier, a three-judge bench, by a 2:1 majority, refused to refer to a five-judge constitution bench the issue of reconsideration of the observations in its 1994 judgement that a mosque was not integral to Islam. The matter had arisen during the hearing of the Ayodhya land dispute.