Beed (Maharashtra), Nationalist Congress Party (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Thursday said people are happy with the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, as he criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his comment that Congress is imposing "Babri lock" on the temple. Will apply. If come to power.

The former Union minister wondered whether a government could close a temple built with people's contributions and said Modi's comments showed that he was not looking to return to power at the Center after the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

Addressing a campaign rally in Ambejogai in Beed district in support of the NCP (SP's Lok Sabha candidate Bajrang Sonawane, who is pitted against BJP's Pankaja Munde), Pawar asked the crowd, "Have you ever seen a government fighting for the people? Have you heard about closing the temple made of money?

The Rajya Sabha MP said that the Ram temple in Ayodhya has been built with donations from the people.

“The country is happy that Ram temple has been built in Ayodhya. Lakhs of people from across the country contributed to its construction.But PM Modi says that if Bharat alliance comes to power then it will lock the temple. Can this be done?" ?" He asked.

Earlier this week, Modi had said at a rally in Madhya Pradesh that he wanted the BJP-led NDA to win 400 seats in the Lok Sabha elections to ensure that the Congress does not bring back Article 370 in Kashmir and also " Don't even install "Babri Tala". Ra temple in Ayodhya.

Pawar said Modi spends a large part of his election speeches on defeating his political rivals.

“Modi is coming to Maharashtra again and again because he knows that the state is voting against him on the basis of vote percentage in the first two phases.So, instead of talking about what he did in the last 10 years and what he proposes to do. In future, he will devote a large part of his speeches to belittling political rivals,'' the veteran leader asserted.

The NCP (SP) president alleged that the Prime Minister regularly targets his political opponents.

Pawar criticized Modi for repeatedly calling Congress MP Rahul Gandhi "shehzada".

“Rahul Gandhi has traveled across the country to meet people, understand their issues and work for a better tomorrow.But mods call him 'Shahzada' and attack his family, whose contribution to the country will never be forgotten," he said.

The 83-year-old politician said the tone of Modi's speeches against opposition leaders was not in keeping with the dignity of his position.

Pawar said the opposition Bharat Alliance is committed to providing a strong leadership to the country after the Lok Sabha elections.

Beed in central Maharashtra is one of the 11 Lok Sabha seats in the state that will go to polls in the fourth phase on May 13.