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Babri demolition, 25 years on: Rising hopes, renewed tensions

Hindu outfits believe they have for the first time come close to building the temple

Ayodhya, Ram temple, Babri majid, Ram mandir

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Bricks collected by kar sevaks for the proposed temple at a workshop in Ayodhya where artisans have been constructing the temple’s pillars and other such structures. The bricks were collected from around the world for over 25 years. Photo: Sahil Makk

Sahil Makkar Ayodhya/Faizabad

7 min read Last Updated : Aug 06 2019 | 5:11 PM IST

The air in the dusty and run-down town of Ayodhya, which on December 6, 1992, saw a mob razing the historical Babri Masjid to the ground, is filled with fresh hopes and renewed tensions.

The buoyant right-wing Hindu organisations are almost certain that constructing the Ram temple will be completed before the general elections of 2019. They are gearing up, believing that the BJP-led Centre would get a Bill passed in both Houses of Parliament to pave the way for the construction.

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Topics : Babri Masjid

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