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Ayodhya Dispute: VHP welcomes move, Muslim board fumes

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath welcomed the initiative of the Centre. “We should get permission to start work on the undisputed piece of land,” Adityanath said.

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The Central government’s petition in the Supreme Court, which has sought to return 67-acre land around the disputed structure in Ayodhya to its “original owners”, was welcomed by the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP). However, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) criticised the move. 

“The VHP welcomes the petition of the Union government to the SC for restoring 41 acre land of Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas. The Nyas had obtained the land for construction of Ram temple,” said VHP international working president Alok Kumar.

He added that the land under litigation where the disputed structure exists admeasures only 0.313 acres. 

“All the other land, including that of Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas is not under any dispute,” Kumar said.

AIMPLB member Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas criticised the government’s move saying there have been three stays on the entire 67.703 acre land – one by Allahabad High Court and two by the SC. “All the three stays had clearly stated that till the time the decision is made on the title suit, the entire land can’t be disposed off. Therefore the status co should not be tampered with,” he said.

Stating that the central government is “not a party in the title suit”, Ilyas said, “The entire land has to be kept intact till the verdict comes on the title suit. Why doesn’t the Central government wait for the SC verdict? What is the urgency?”

Zafaryab Jilani, secretary of AIMPLB, said the Central government’s move suggests its “backdoor plan” to start construction of Ram Temple.

Meanwhile, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said the Centre is “not touching” the disputed area. “It is up to Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas to decide what it will do with the land. The government won’t interfere,” Javadekar told reporters in Delhi.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath welcomed the initiative of the Centre. “We should get permission to start work on the undisputed piece of land,” Adityanath said.

Union Law and Justice minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday had appealed the SC for an “expeditious decision” on the Ayodhya case. The SC on January 27 put off the hearing for Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute case scheduled for January 29 due to non-availability of one of the five judges of a Constitution bench — Justice SA Bobde.

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