Amit Shah

Amit Shah, the home minister, repeatedly questioned whether a Ram temple should be erected at a rally in Chhattisgarh on Thursday. He also accused the Congress of stalling the construction of the shrine for 70 years, indicating a plot to incite controversy surrounding Ayodhya before of the Lok Sabha elections.

Ayodhya’s new temple was dedicated in January, and the BJP leader urged the throng there to attend. Tell me if a temple to Lord Ram should be constructed in Ayodhya. As part of the BJP’s outreach campaign to honour nine years in power, Shah pleaded with the crowd, “Tell me loudly…