If the demand is not met, it could lead to a people's movement, which could even lay claim on the thousands of mosques, VHP leader Pravin Togadia said.
With the general election round the corner, the BJP believes its show of intent for building the temple could consolidate its core supporters.
He further said that time has come to discuss the issue of Ram Temple and should try to find a permanent solution.
By pegging the exact area of the Babri Masjid site at 0.313 acres, and not the original 2.77 acres, the government hopes to be in line with the court ruling in the 1994 Ismail Faruqui case which mentions return of land to original claimants once the exact area needed for acquisition is determined, observes Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
The chief minister will also pray at the nearby Hanuman Garhi temple on Wednesday.
In a fresh plea on Tuesday, the Centre said it had acquired 67 acres of land including the 2.77 acre disputed Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid site and sought permission of the top court to return the excess land to its original owners.
'The Muslim community is disappointed with this judgment.'
In the late 1990s, the construction cost of the Ram temple, according to unofficial estimates, was pegged at Rs 120 crore. Adjusting for inflation to the current financial year, the edifice would entail an investment of nearly Rs 450 crore, excluding the land cost.
'He was a nobody then.' 'And whatever little his contribution was there, it was restricted to Gujarat.'
'Gods of different religions haven't warred, so we shouldn't either.'
It will be heard by a five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi.
'If the Ram Mandir is made, it is because of the collective strength of our country.'
There are indications that the Modi dispensation was disinclined to bring the VHP into the temple-mosque frame.
'How can someone who has never been associated with the movement and never had darshan of Ram Lalla mediate on the matter of temple construction? We have gone to jail for it, faced house arrest and have been fighting court cases. Sri Sri does not qualify to mediate on the matter.'
The apex court said the parties in the matter should be ready to start the hearing on the appeals which are before it.
Iqbal Ansari, one of the main plaintiffs who fought for the right of the community over the disputed land, says Muslims in Ayodhya won't be satisfied if the Sunni Waqf Board accepts the five acres in Dhannipur.
More than 25 years after the Babri Masjid was destroyed, another generation proclaims its commitment to building a Ram temple.
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