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Kolkata: Vishwa Hindu Parishad's (VHP) international vice-president, Acharyya Giriraj Kishore, on October 8 claimed that he had been assured by the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, that he would help in building the Ram Temple at Ayodhya once he came to power in the state.

''About a year ago, I met Mulayam at the marriage ceremony of Vasundhara Raje Scindia's son in Delhi. He told me: If I come to the saddle in UP, then I shall be the one to construct the Ram Temple, not your (VHP) men,'' he told reporters in Kolkata.

While admitting that statements of politicians should not be taken in the face value, he said, however, ''I find Mulayam a changed man. I think he will not be as rash as he was.''

Saying that the Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh has recently assured that those visiting the disputed site for worship of Ramlala would not be prevented, Kishore felt that he expected construction of the Ram Temple to begin in the next 3 years.

Accusing the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government of backtracking on its promise for a legislation on the Ram Janmabhoomi, he said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had also not fulfilled its election promise of withdrawal of Article 370 and introduction of uniform civil code.

PTI