April 3, 2003
Press
Statement
The
Polit
Bureau
of
the
Communist
Party
of
India
(Marxist)
has
issued
the
following
statement:
The
Polit
Bureau
of
the
CPI(M)
strongly
condemns
the
threat
issued
by
the
Vishwa
Hindu
Parishad
that
it
will
repeat
December
6,
1992
if
the
site
at
Ayodhya
is
not
handed
over
to
it.
The
VHP's
rabble
rouser
Praveen
Togadia
has
declared
that
the
judicial
option
is
closed
and
has
demanded
that
the
government
enact
a
law
through
Parliament
to
hand
over
the
land
for
temple
construction,
or
face
a
renewed
agitation
which
could
lead
to
a
repetition
of
December
6,
1992.
The
BJP
leadership
should
immediately
clarify
its
position
regarding
this
threat.
Does
it
endorse
the
VHP's
stand
that
it
will
defy
the
court
and
the
law
by
resuming
the
agitation
to
get
control
of
the
acquired
land?
Despite
such
provocative
statements,
the
Vajpayee
government
has
not
come
out
condemning
such
a
stance
and
stating
that
it
will
deal
firmly
with
any
attempt
to
violate
the
law
and
create
disturbances.