Government to withdraw affidavit on Lord Ram
http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/sep/13sethu.htm
Oh God! UPA red faced, says Lord Ram existed
http://in.news.yahoo.com/070913/211/6kpmt.html
By IBNlive.com
Thursday September 13, 03:12 PM
New Delhi: The Centre will withdraw "offending remarks" from an affidavit which
said there is no scientific or historical evidence to prove the existence of
Lord Ram.
"Lord Ram is an integral part of Hindu faith" and his existence can never be
doubted, said Union Law Minister H R Bharadwaj. He announced the Government
would on Friday file a supplementary affidavit on the Sethusamudram canal
project before the Supreme Court and the Archaeological Survey of India's
affidavit will be cleansed of offending remarks.
The ASI affidavit, which was filed to explain the Government's position on the
Sethusamudram project, embarrassed the Government and gave ammunition to its
political rivals, as it claimed that mythological texts cannot be regarded as
"historical record" and they don't prove the existence of characters mentioned
in those texts.
Sources tell CNN-IBN Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has sought a clarification
from the Government on the affidavit and take "remedial measures".
The controversy has given the BJP a chance to embarrass the government. Party
president Rajnath Singh on Thursday rejected the Government's explanation and
demanded an "unqualified" apology.
"Why is there a picture of Ram and Krishna in the Constitution if Ram or
Krishna did not exist ? And why did Gandhiji, the Father of the Nation show us
the dream of 'Ramrajya'? Were all these fictitious ?" Singh said in Agartala.
Such an affidavit (filed by the ASI) directly hurts the religious belief of the
majority of the people of our country. The affidavit may trigger
inter-religious conflict in the country," he said.
Unless the Centre apologises for the affidavit and withdraws it, BJP would
support the VHP-RSS demand for scrapping of the Sethusamudram Project at
Rameswaram.
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