Allahabad: Uttar Pradesh BJP (Bharatiya Janatha Party) president Vinay Katiyar on June 16 urged the Muslim community to forsake its claim on the disputed site in Ayodhya and hand over the land to the Hindus for construction of a Ram temple in the larger interests of communal amity.

"If the Muslims can help renovate Hanumangarhi temple at Ayodhya, then they should not have any problem in handing over the disputed land there for construction of a Ram temple," he told reporters.

Such a formula for resolving the Ayodhya issue had been agreed upon a few year ago but certain political forces scuttled the move, Katiyar claimed and added efforts were on once again to break the deadlock on the issue.

Since the construction of the Ram temple at Ayodhya was a matter of sentiment of the majority community, Muslims should accept the plea by forsaking their claim over the Babri mosque site, Katiyar who was present at convention with his 'Jag Jagran Yatra', said.

He said it was his personal view as well as his party’s thinking that a Ram temple should be constructed at Ayodhya while ensuring communal amity.

PTI