Ram Mandir: ‘We will do whatever we can,’ says BJP Minister

May 26, 2015 04:34 pm | Updated 04:34 pm IST - PANAJI

“Building a Ram Mandir is not the Government’s job, but we will help in whatever way possible,” said Minister of State for AAYUSH (Independent Charge) Sripad Naik here on Tuesday.

Answering questions on the fulfilment of BJP’s promise of building Ram Temple, Mr. Naik said at a press conference, “You have heard about one community donating land for building a temple on their own volition. The Government's efforts will be to solve the problem mutually... The Government will work in that direction. There are other organisations who will do the actual building work, we (Government) will help as a national deed”.

Elaborating on the issue, Mr, Naik said that, “It is a complicated issue, therefore it will take time. More than 60 per cent of the problem has been solved. If land is available, the issue can be solved amicably”.

‘Putrajeevak Beej’

Answering on the issue of ‘Putrajeevak Beej’, Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev’s controversial Ayurvedic medicine, Mr. Naik said that Parliament has formed a Committee to look into the matter and only after submission of the report, a decision will taken on it. “If the medicine is found to be misleading, Government will not hesitate to direct a change of name”.

He cleared doubts on the delay in submission of report saying that, the committee is yet to take any decision on the matter. “The name of the product will be changed if it is misleading. It is not misleading. That is the name of the medicine. It is not supposed to mislead people that the medicine helps in conceiving a male child. If any fault is found, there will be no hurdles in changing the name.”

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