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Ranchi: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international secretary general Praveen Togadia on September 6 said a high-level committee comprising religious leaders would be formed to take a final decision on construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.

"A three-day meeting in New Delhi, chaired by Mahant Avedhnath, starting on September 14 will constitute a Kendriya Marg Darshan Committee (Central Path Finding Committee) consisting of religious leaders. It will take a decision on giving final shape, path and setting of time-frame for construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya," Togadia told a news conference.

He said a people's movement alone could help the "cause' of the temple as there was no hope for a legislative alternative.

Claiming that the movement had already started with ongoing 'sankalp sutra' (thread of pledge) programme across the country, Togadia expressed the hope that secular leaders and Muslim leadership would accept Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) findings in Ayodhya, "paving way for the construction of the temple".

Commenting on terrorism, Togadia appealed to all parties to unite on the issue of national security as terrorism had been targeting the nation's economic pillars with the help of a "well entrenched network aided by both internal and external powers".

PTI