If the Ram temple is not built in in Ayodhya, the Bharatiya Janata Party would be termed a "liar" and ousted from power, the Shiv Sena said Tuesday. Lord Ram brought "achche din" (good days) for the BJP, but the party failed to fulfil the promise of building a temple dedicated to him at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh, it said.


The Uddhav Thackeray-led party has been targeting the BJP for "delaying" the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya despite having a majority in Parliament.


"The BJP is in power at the Centre and in many states. It can easily go for the construction of Ram temple, otherwise it would be considered a liar and get thrown out of power," the Sena said in an editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamana'.


The Sena pointed out that the temple chief priest recently said Prime Minister Narendra Modi merely gives slogans of "Jai Shriram" but does not utter a single word about the (temple) construction. "This is also the sentiment of Hindus," it added. The feeling during the UP elections was that if the BJP wins, it can easily go for the temple construction. But, the ruling party has started harassing those who speak for it, it said. -- PTI