<p class="title">Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray Sunday sought to intensify the party's campaign for Ram temple in Ayodhya by giving a new slogan which called for the construction of temple before government.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Thackeray held a meeting with senior party leaders to review preparations for his visit to Ayodhya on November 24 and 25. Sena leaders from outside Maharashtra too attended the meeting.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Har Hindu ki yahi pukar, pehle mandir fir sarkar (Every Hindu has one demand, the temple first and then government)," he said at a press conference which was held later.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Shiv Sena, which is the part of the BJP-led governments in both Maharashtra and the Centre, has been aggressively pushing for the construction of the temple since the party's annual Dussehra rally last month.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The party has often taunted its ally BJP over the saffron party's "failure" to construct the temple in the last four years despite coming to power.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Thackeray also asked party workers to conduct a 'maha aarati' (grand puja) on November 24 all over the state as well as in other parts of the country where the Sena has presence.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He will be conducting 'Sarayu puja' on November 24 in Ayodhya.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"All Sena workers will perform puja on the same day and same time in their respective areas," said Thackeray. PTI ND KRK AAR</p>
<p class="title">Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray Sunday sought to intensify the party's campaign for Ram temple in Ayodhya by giving a new slogan which called for the construction of temple before government.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Thackeray held a meeting with senior party leaders to review preparations for his visit to Ayodhya on November 24 and 25. Sena leaders from outside Maharashtra too attended the meeting.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Har Hindu ki yahi pukar, pehle mandir fir sarkar (Every Hindu has one demand, the temple first and then government)," he said at a press conference which was held later.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Shiv Sena, which is the part of the BJP-led governments in both Maharashtra and the Centre, has been aggressively pushing for the construction of the temple since the party's annual Dussehra rally last month.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The party has often taunted its ally BJP over the saffron party's "failure" to construct the temple in the last four years despite coming to power.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Thackeray also asked party workers to conduct a 'maha aarati' (grand puja) on November 24 all over the state as well as in other parts of the country where the Sena has presence.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He will be conducting 'Sarayu puja' on November 24 in Ayodhya.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"All Sena workers will perform puja on the same day and same time in their respective areas," said Thackeray. PTI ND KRK AAR</p>