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New Delhi: A crucial meeting of top Sangh Parivar brass on July 11 ruled out giving up their claim on Kashi and Mathura in return for a settlement of the Ayodhya issue even as it avoided any direct criticism of the government.

In a resolution, the day-long meeting of the high-powered panel of Ram Mandir Nirman Andolan Samiti also urged the Kanchi Shankaracharya not to negotiate in future "with those people who have no respect for Hindu sentiments and leaders."

The meeting, attended among others by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief K Sudarshan and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) supremo Ashok Singhal, set up a three-member committee headed by former MP Mahant Avaidyanath to decide on any course of action, if necessary, during the Chaturmas period.

VHP firebrand general secretary Pravin Togadia said that to begin with, the outfit would reach out to one crore people spread over one lakh villages across the country and make them committed to the temple cause.

He said the RSS chief listened to the views and concerns of the religious leaders and also extended support to VHP's agitational programmes.

Interestingly, the meeting avoided any discussion on VHP's earlier suggestion that Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee step down for "his failure" to bring in a legislation to facilitate construction of Ram Temple.

PTI