<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> The clamour for building a Ram temple was growing . In February, VHP proclaimed that a Shila or a stone will be established for construction of temple near the area . In November, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad laid foundations of a temple on land adjacent to the "disputed structure" in presence of Home Minister Sh Boota Singh and then Chief Minister Sh ND Tiwari . There were sporadic clashes in the country such as Bhagalpur in Bihar . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sh VP Singh became the Prime Minister of India with support of BJP which had won 58 seats in the election, a massive improvement from its last tally of 2 seats . The then BJP president Lal Krishna Advani took out a cross-country rathyatra to garner support for the move to build a Ram temple at the site . On October 23, he was arrested in Bihar during the yatra, following which BJP took back its support to the government . Sh Chandrashekhar became the Prime Minister of India with support of the Congress . On October 30, many were gunned down by the police on orders of the then Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, when they gathered in Ayodhya as participants of the Rath - Yatra; their bodies were thrown in the river Saryu . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Congress came to power at center after elections in 1991, while BJP became major opposition party in center and came to power in many states such as Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh . Kalyan Singh became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh . State government acquired 2.77 acre land in the area and gave it on lease to RamJanmBhoomi Nyas Trust . The Allahbad High Court stopped any permanent construction activity in the area . Kalyan Singh publicly supported the movement while Central Government took no action to curb the increasing tensions . In spite of the High Court judgement, disputed area was leveled . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1992 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kalyan Singh took steps to support the movement such as making entry into area easier, promising no firing on Karsevaks, opposing decision of central government to send Central Police force in the area, etc . In July, several thousand Karsevaks assembled in the area and the work for maintenance of temple started . This activity was stopped after intervention of the prime minister . Meetings started between Babri Masjid Action Committee and VHP leaders in presence of the home minister . On 30 October, Dharam Sansad of VHP proclaimed in Delhi that the talks have failed and Karseva will presume from 6 December . Central Government was considering the deployment of central police forces in the area and dissolution of state government but in the end decided against it . The case was being heard in the Supreme Court which told that State Government is responsible for ensuring law and order in the area . The government was discussing it in Cabinet Committee meeting and Rashtriya Ekta Parishad . BJP boycotted the Parishad . The Allahbad High Court was hearing the matter of legality of structure of foundation laid in 1989 . </Td> </Tr>

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