Ayodhya verdict fair enough, say most Mumbaikars
September 30th, 2010 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANSMumbai, Sep 30 (IANS) Most Mumbai residents welcomed the Allahabad High Court’s Thursday ruling that the spot in Ayodhya where a makeshift temple was built hastily after razing the Babri mosque in 1992 was indeed where Hindu god Ram was born.
The court also ruled that the land around the disputed site would be divided into three parts - one going to Hindus, another to Muslims and the third to Nirmohi Akhara, a Hindu sect and a litigant in the case.
Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) state spokesperson Madhav Bhandari said the verdict was the best considering the given situation.
“We are glad the verdict is mostly in favour of the Ram Mandir. The majority of the judges have ruled in favour of the temple and the judgment is very fair,” he said.
Taking a conciliatory stand, Maharashtra Minority Morcha president Hyder Azam said: “I would appeal to all my Muslim brothers to accept the verdict and not disrupt the peace and harmony of the nation. I would also request them to not challenge the verdict in the Supreme Court.”
Refusing comment, Shiv Sena MP Bharatkumar Raut said: “We will acquire a copy of the judgment, go through it carefully and then take a stand. The party will not want to comment unless we read the entire judgment. It is premature to take a stand based on half-baked information.”
Opposing the judgment, All India Muslim Personal Law Board (J) spokesman Abdul Rahman Anjaria said: “There is no question of another structure coming up there. Once a place has a mosque, it has to be there forever.”
“We will approach the Supreme Court and challenge this verdict by the Allahabad High Court,” he added.
Medical professional Dr Padma Badhe, however, believes the verdict to be fair. “It is the most feasible solution. The verdict is the right example of the national integration and secularism that we have idealised as a nation,” she said
Atiq Khan, a young radio professional, though was in favour of ground zero. “But I think this verdict is fair enough. As of today, the long-pending issue has been taken care of. I do not know what the future entails, but I see peace in near future,” he said.
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