Scores of leaders, under the banner of Rameshwaram Ramsethu Raksha Manch, took out a motorcycle rally in the morning to mark their protest against the project.
“The Ministry of Shipping with the UPA government will file an affidavit related to the Ram Sethu bridge in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. The Centre is playing with the religious feelings of crores of Hindus. With this rally, we wanted to show the UPA that Hindus in India will not sit silently on the issue, and if needed, we will organise programmes all over the country,” said Durlabh Bhalara, the event organiser.
Utakarsh Patel, VHP general secretary, said, “We will not tolerate such act of the UPA government. The Ram Sethu bridge has religious importance to crores of Hindus in the country. The VHP activists and leaders are ready to give their blood to save the bridge built by Lord Rama. We are awaiting the details of the affidavit and we will decide our future course of action accordingly.”
The rally started from Surat Railway Station and culminated at Nanpura near Tapi River banks in the afternoon. It crossed Mahidharpura, Bhagal and Chowk Bazaar areas. Among those who participated in it were Surat city BJP president Praveen Naik, VHP president Kalu Bhimnath and leader Dinesh Navadia.