BJP flays Ramesh for temple, toilet remarks
Published: 06th October 2012 07:40 PM | Last Updated: 04th February 2013 02:08 PM | A+A A-
BJP today hit out at Rural
Development Minister Jairam Ramesh for his comment that there
are more temples in the country than toilets, saying he should
not make such statements which hurt the "fine fabric of faith
and religion" in the country.
"Making of toilets and having faith in a religious
place of worship are two different things. India is a
multicultural country where we should have unblemished faith
in a temple, a mosque, a gurudwara or a church. You cannot
juxtapose the two," BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy said.
He alleged Ramesh has made a political statement here and
advised him to instead concentrate "salvaging the battered
image of the UPA government". BJP maintained that one should not get into the debate
of what- a temple or a toilet- is more important.
"While (public) toilets, which have to be built by the
administration, are necessary, religion is important as people
have faith in it. It would be good for Mr Ramesh that out of
his exuberance he stops making such comments which will
destroy the fine fabric of religion and faith," Rudy said.