Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections scheduled to be held this month, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda on Thursday lashed out at the Opposition on the issue of Ram Mandir and said that they were trying to stop the constriction of the temple while the ruling BJP government was trying to begin the construction, and the same political parties are now busy visiting temples.

Addressing a rally in Kaushambi today, Nadda said, "There was a demand for the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. We were trying to build the temple, and others were trying to stop the construction. Now they are busy visiting temples. They are the same political parties who had fired at the 'Karsevaks'.