Temple plan not shelved: Uma

The Minister was addressing the concluding session of the VHP-sponsored Sadhvi Sammelan which endorsed the six-point programme adopted by the VHP’s governing council in Faridabad earlier this month: ban on religions conversion and cow slaughter, scrapping of the Tehri dam, restoration of the governance of the Hindu temples and Mutts to Hindu bodies and an active campaign to "drive Islamic and Christians missionaries out of the country."

The Sadhvis, estimatedaround 20,000, resolved to come out of their ashrams and counter the Islamic and Christian bodies engaged in missionary activities. This, they said, will be their "Agenda 2000".

Earlier, VHP working president Ashok Singhal who also addressed the sammelan had a tough time pacifying an agitated Sadhu that the Parishad had not diluted its commitment to the temple.

"We have not stopped any of the preparation, construction of pillars and carving of stones. Which in any case will take about two years to complete. The temple should be reality by 2000 AD", he said adding "our own trust will built it."

As part of the Agenda 2000, the Sadhvi sammelan also decided to propagate literacy drive especially women’s literacy, running of orphanage and mobilising masses against what they called cultural invasion through "scurrilous ads and TV programmes."

This is in addition to their demand for ban on cow slaughter.