“Modi Will Make Mandir a Reality”: Barkha Meets VHP Karsevaks

An Ayodhya local also reveals why the Ram Mandir issue is so personally important to him, as Barkha goes #OnTheRoad.
Barkha Dutt
On The Road With Barkha
Updated:
At VHP-run “Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas” in Ayodhya, Barkha talks to BJP supporters about Akhilesh, and the mandir-masjid issue. (Photo: The Quint)
At VHP-run “Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas” in Ayodhya, Barkha talks to BJP supporters about Akhilesh, and the mandir-masjid issue. (Photo: <b>The Quint</b>)
ADVERTISEMENT

In Ayodhya from the VHP-run “Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas”, Barkha Dutt walks you through the history of Mandir politics, and asks Karsevaks whether the temple is still an issue in this election.One Karsevak tells us that his father was among those who were killed in the firing on Karsevaks ordered by the Mulayam Singh government in 1990. Another visitor turns out to be an SP supporter who wants a Modi government in Delhi and an Akhilesh Yadav government in UP.

Video Editor: Prashant Bhardwaj
Producer: Anubhav Mishra
Location Producer: Shadab Moizee
Cameraperson: Abhay Sharma

(At The Quint, we are answerable only to our audience. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member. Because the truth is worth it.)

Published: 25 Feb 2017,02:17 AM IST

ADVERTISEMENT
SCROLL FOR NEXT