Delhi restricts traffic as Hindu activists gather to press for Ram temple

The BJP and VHP and their parent group, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, have asked the government to bring out a bill in Parliament to build a Ram temple in Ayodhya, bypassing the Supreme Court.

Thousands of Hindu activists gathered in Delhi on Sunday for a rally demanding the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya, two days before Parliament’s winter session begins.

Hindus want the government to introduce a legislation to pave the way for a temple, said Sharad Sharma, spokesman for the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), a group that has close ties with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

"It's an issue of faith for millions of Hindus who cannot endlessly wait for a temple at the birthplace of Lord Ram," he was quoted by Reuters as saying.

"It will be a massive gathering which will