Ayodhya, Jan. 21 :    Ayodhya, Jan. 21:  The Vishwa Hindu Parishad today flagged off the Ram rath from this temple town, but a powerful section of sadhus threatened to make its journey to Delhi through seven cities and thousands of villages anything but smooth. Serious differences in the movement came to the surface after Ramchandra Paramhans, chairman of the all important Ramjanmabhoomi Trust, refused to join the 100-vehicle cavalcade. Yesterday, he had excused himself from the dharam sabha in Ayodhya, which was attended by senior VHP and BJP leaders. Paramhans, one of the frontline leaders of the mandir nirman abhiyan, lashed out at the VHP for leaving important sants out of their programme. He also threatened to work for the downfall of the BJP. 'I will soon start an Ayodhya bachao, BJP hatao andolan,' he warned. This morning, VHP general secretary Ashok Singhal tried to pacify Paramhans, but there was no mistaking the ominous signals emanating from the influential Digambar akhara, of which Paramhans is the head. Worried about incurring the wrath of the mercurial sadhu, chief minister Rajnath Singh asked both principal secretary (home) Naresh Dayal and director-general of police R.K. Pandit to meet the chairman of the temple trust. But Paramhans could not be calmed down. The sadhu leader was so furious that a senior bureaucrat came out of the meeting, saying his 'eardrums had burst after Paramhans' outburst'. The sadhus are angry that the VHP has 'hijacked' the temple movement, sidelining important members of their community from events related to the construction of the Ram mandir at the disputed site. 'We are given three minutes to speak in meetings, while VHP leaders go lecturing for hours,' said Mahant Narayan Acharya of the Digambar akhara. Paramhans says the grievances of the sadhus are not only serious but also urgent. 'Puja path samapt ho gaya hai, Ayodhya ko karagar bana diya hai, sadhu sant bhooke mar rahe hain (Pujas have stopped at the temples of Ayodhya and the town has been turned into a jail, pujaris are dying of hunger),' he said and added that the tight ring of security has to be relaxed soon. The sadhus are also angry that the BJP has distributed tickets for the Assembly elections to candidates they do not favour. 'I know people have paid huge sums of money to buy Assembly tickets,' Paramhans said. 'Or tickets have gone to those who are sycophants of Kalraj Mishra (state BJP chief) and Rajnath.' Paramhans said he would ask his followers to vote for the Bahujan Samaj Party, the Samajwadi Party 'and even Muslim candidates' if the BJP does not respect the feelings of the sadhus. Unwilling to rub the sadhus the wrong way on the eve of elections, the state government has assured Paramhans and his followers that the stringent security in and around Ayodhya will be relaxed. Though frisking will continue, the numerous barricades around the temple town may be reduced. Singhal also tried to calm down members of the Ramjanmabhoomi Trust, saying he had spoken to the administration about the tight security, which is driving pilgrims away. But Paramhans was not convinced. 'They have sold off the temple movement and their promises reek of insincerity,' he said. 'I will lead a campaign to save Ayodhya against them even if I am shot dead. There are others who will start off from where I leave.'