Since 2014, millions of Hindus across Bharat have been anxiously awaiting the liberation of all Hindu Temples, which have been unjustly usurped by various state governments for over 70 years and administered solely by political appointees. A single bold act by PM Narendra Modi to undo this ongoing injustice, which began under British rule, would earn him and the BJP accolades and praise for all time, as well as a justified permanent claim to rule the country.

It is true that liberating temples is not within the purview of the Central Government, as they languish under hostile state governments, many of which are devoted to corruption, desecration, and the usurping of movable and immovable property. For over 70 years, devotees, spiritual organisations, and isolated law-abiding politicians have approached various courts seeking justice to administer their places of worship, which other religious communities enjoy fully. Most unfortunately, courts have been indifferent to the pleas of Hindu devotees, and Temples continue to suffer, awaiting relief. However, this should not deter a determined Central Government. Even if the courts delay and the Constitution designates it as a state subject, there are strong and effective methods to compel recalcitrant players into submission. One can take a lesson from the Congress party’s latest technique.

Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition (LoP), prompted by foreign lobbies, called for a caste census, appropriation and redistribution of wealth, and controversially stated that the Congress would consider scrapping reservations when “India is a fair place," which he claims is not the case presently. Neither Rahul Gandhi nor his Congress party thought about seeking the intervention of courts........

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