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Nagpur: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) general secretary Praveen Togadia on June 30 said the Parishad was against construction of mosque within 28 miles territory of Ram temple in Ayodhya.

"The VHP would stick to three points - temple at Ayodhya at any cost, welcome to any unconditional discussion or negotiations and no mosque within 28 miles territory of temple in Ayodhya," he told reporters.

VHP was against negotiations with fundamentalist Muslims, individuals and organisations, he said, adding fundamentalists should not get any veto in the saying.

Stating that "we equally believe in Legislative and judiciary and are open to approach Parliament for the same", the firebrand leader said VHP would mobilise support for a Legislation in Parliament for constructing temple.

The high-powered committee of VHP religious leaders would meet in Delhi on July 11 to chalk out a programme to further intensify the mass movement and agitation for constructing Ram temple in Ayodhya, Togadia told reporters.

The Delhi meeting would be decisive for finalising the Ram temple issue and would polarise the supporters and opponents of temple movement, he asserted.

To a question whether he sees any Muslim non-fundamentalist, Togadia was evasive, saying fundamentalism and Islam go together.

PTI