Raipur: Taking a strong exception to Vishwa Hindu Parishad's (VHP) constant criticism of the government, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on July 19 said "unnecessarily blaming" vitiated the atmosphere, even as he ruled out a settlement of the Ayodhya issue without involving the Sangh Parivar outfit.

Addressing the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) three-day National Executive meeting, Vajpayee said, "We have passed a resolution on Sri Ram Janambhoomi. It is good that a temple is built at the Ram janmasthan. It is our desire to solve the issue through goodwill. The most important thing is to have negotiations and we will continue on this path."

Vajpayee said nobody was of the opinion that the issue be settled by ignoring VHP.

"There could be scope for differences, but there should not be allegations and counter-allegations. We have always welcomed constructive comments but unnecessarily blaming vitiates the atmosphere," he said.

The Prime Minister asserted, "We will continue to do what we feel is correct. We will not go back on it."

PTI