Ranchi: JDU (Janata Dal United) today (Oct 31, 2004) said it would seek an immediate meeting of the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) to clarify the recent statement of the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) leadership on Ayodhya.

''The recent statement of the BJP leadership on Ayodhya has created uncalled for controversies and feeling in the minds of the people and particularly in the minds of the political activists that BJP is carting its own course with Hindutva as its driving force,'' the JDU resolution passed in its national executive committee meeting said in Ranchi.

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''In the circumstances we will seek an immediate meeting of the NDA for this purpose to clarify all the related issues.''

Stating that the NDA agenda was for a change in governance and to pursue economic and social policies, the resolution said the alliance was launched putting aside contentious issues like the Ayodhya dispute to preserve secular values.

''While each party in the NDA has the right to pursue its policies, anything that impinges on the NDA agenda raises too many questions,'' the resolution adopted at the conclusion of the national executive committee meeting said.