Faizabad: Kicking off Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) election campaign in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today (Feb 7, 2004) said his party remained committed to construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya, for which the concerned parties should reach an understanding and resolve it in a harmonious way.

Describing the temple construction as an "unfinished task" of his Government, he said, "We want that the construction of Ram temple is completed and all hurdles in its way removed."

Addressing a public rally in Faizabad near Ayodhya after a gap of 13 years, Vajpayee said the issue could either be resolved by court or through an understanding between the concerned parties.

"The path of judiciary could be a long one and could take time. The parties concerned should reach an understanding in a harmonious way to resolve it," the Prime Minister said, appealing to the people to give another five-year tenure to his Government.

Resolution of the Ayodhya issue through mutual agreement would help further communal harmony in the country, he said.