Many questioned the need to raise the issue at a time when several other serious issues like inflation continue to plague the lower and the middle class.
If for breaking the disputed mosque, a few thousand died, it is no big deal, says Mahant Narendra Giri, Akhanda Parishad Adhyaksh.
As the Ayodhya Ram temple issue made a comeback ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Ayodhya city witnessed heavy police deployment and mass gatherings in December. Locals were greatly inconvenienced as many routes remained barricaded. Many questioned the need to raise the issue at a time when several other serious issues like inflation continue to plague the lower and the middle class.