SP dares BJP to start temple work in Ayodhya

Ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh on Friday dared the BJP on the Ram temple issue, saying the state government will not allow ‘lifting or installation’ of even a single stone at the disputed structure, while a party MLC offered Rs 10 lakh and a gold crown to the saffron party to start construction at the site. Challenging the BJP to start construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, a Samajwadi Party MLC on Friday offered Rs 10 lakhs and a gold crown for it. “With Assembly election of Uttar Pradesh round the corner, BJP is raking up the Ram temple issue. I challenge them to start construction and I will give them Rs 10 lakhs and a gold crown,” SP MLC Bukkal Nawab said.