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This is an archive article published on July 4, 2003

Rajasthan VHP to rest trishul, focus on Ayodhya

Turning back to its original agenda on construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, the Rajasthan unit of Vishwa Hindu Parishad today said it woul...

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Turning back to its original agenda on construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, the Rajasthan unit of Vishwa Hindu Parishad today said it would not stress on its trident distribution programmes in the state for now.

State chief of VHP Jagannath Gupta said that the VHP was changing its programmes in view of the emerging scenario at the national level and discussions for solving the Ayodhya tangle.

Gupta said VHP was not issuing any direction now for holding trishul diksha. ‘‘Whatever programmes have been conducted in the past are enough,’’ he said.

VHP had come into direct confrontation with the state government as it had banned the distribution of tridents at such programmes. The issue even led to the arrest of VHP international general secretary Pravin Togadia in Ajmer two months back.

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