Subramanian Swamy moves SC for construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking construction of the Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya.

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Monday moved the Supreme Court seeking construction of the Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya.

Subramanian Swamy moved the Supreme Court for construction of the Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya. (Ramji Vyas/HT File Photo)

Mentioning his petition before the apex court bench headed by chief justice TS Thakur, Swamy said that under the practices prevalent in Islamic countries, a mosque could be shifted to any other place for public purposes like constructing road etc. whereas a temple once constructed could not be touched.

He said that the disputed mosque in Ayodhya could be shifted to some place across the river Saryu and the Lord Ram temple be constructed at the disputed site.

The court said that the matter would be listed before the bench already hearing other matters related to the Ram temple-Babri Masjid dispute.