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New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on September 16 rejected the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) demand to convene a special session of Parliament to bring a legislation for construction of Ram temple at Ayodhya, saying there is "not enough support and consensus" on the issue.

"There is no possibility of calling a special session of Parliament to take up legislation on Ayodhya as there is not enough support and consensus on the issue in Parliament or among the NDA (National Democratic Alliance)," party president M Venkaiah Naidu said.

Pointing out that the BJP did not wish the legislation to be defeated, he said such an eventuality would not be in the interest of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement.

Naidu said BJP is certainly for construction of the temple, but "we cannot force our allies on the issue". The stated position of different political parties on the matter is widely known and there is no indication of any change on it, he added.

The BJP chief's comments come a day after VHP gave an ultimatum to the government to convene the session by October 15 to bring the legislation, failing which it would launch a movement.

PTI