Despite NSUI protest, Ram Mandir Seminar at DU kicks off

Mangalore Today News Network

New Delhi, Jan 09, 2016: The hue and cry over a seminar on the construction of the controversial Ram Temple in Ayodhya grew louder on Saturday.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy is scheduled to address the inaugural session of the two-day seminar. Meanwhile, the students’ wing of Congress party, National Students Union of India (NSUI), protested outside the venue, saying the seminar aimed at polarising.

The seminar titled "Shri Ram Janma Bhoomi Temple: Emerging Scenario" is scheduled to begin today at the Delhi University’s Arts Faculty.

The event is being organised by Arundhati Vashishtha Anusandhan Peeth (AVAP), which is a research organisation founded by late VHP leader Ashok Singhal.

Facing flak over the issue, the DU defended itself, saying it has nothing to do with the subject of the seminar and added that the venue for the event was available to outsiders for hiring.

However, AVAP, claimed that it has now provided all the details to DU and the seminar is aimed at "logical, rational and scientific thinking" and not at hurting anybody’s "religious sentiments".

The seminar will see historians, archaeologists and law experts discussing various topics including "Lord Ram’s character and values, and their impact on Indian culture", "History of the Ram temple and related archaeological findings", "Legal issues around Ram temple" and "Experience and future of Ram temple".