NDA has relinquished temple issue 8212; Paswan

The merger of Janata Dal U, Samata Party and Lokshakti would be formalised by January 6, Paswan said. The senior JDU leader, who did not attend the nav nirman rally addressed by the Prime Minister at Patna on Friday, also came down heavily on RJD leader Laloo Prasad Yadav, accusing him of 8220;indulging in the massacre of common man.8221;

8220;You cannot suppress corruption in the guise of countering communalism8221;, he said. Paswan said the Chaityabhoomi at Dadar, where lakhs converge on December 6 every year to pay homage to Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, should be declared a national memorial.

Maharashtra Government should intervene to stop the damage being caused to Chaityabhoomi by work on the Bandra-Worli sea link, he said. The State Government should pursue the issue of renaming Dadar Railway Station as Chaityabhoomi, he said.

Paswan also informed that a proposal to issue a special postal stamp in memory of noted social reformer Sane Guruji would be considered by the Government.