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Supreme Court is ready to mediate on Ayodhya mandir-masjid dispute
If the two sides agree, Swami suggested , the mosque can be built on the other side of the river Saryu, passing through the temple town of Ayodhya in Uttar Prdesh. " Since the birth place cannot be shifted, the Ram temple in the town has to be built on this side of the river at the site
New Delhi: Taking a serious note of the delay in settlement of the mandir-masjid dispute, the Supreme Court has asked the contestants to reach an amicable settlement outside the court within ten days.
Dubbing the issue of Ayodhya as sensitive, the Court said it is ready to mediate if no agreement is reached on the issue by the end of the current month.
Bharatiya Janata Party member of parliament Subramanian Swamy told newsmen here on Tuesday that the chief justice of India , justice J S Khehar , has assured him that the Court would ask a judge to mediate if the two sides-- Hindu and Muslim-- so desired.
If the two sides agree, Swami suggested , the mosque can be built on the other side of the river Saryu, passing through the temple town of Ayodhya in Uttar Prdesh. " Since the birth place cannot be shifted, the Ram temple in the town has to be built on this side of the river at the site where the lord is believed to have been born."
This new development has been largely welcomed. The reason is that the issue has been hanging fire for about 25 years.
The disputed masjid-mandir structure was demolished by a group of unidentified persons believed to be members of some Hindu outfits in 1992.
Since then Muslims have been demanding restructuring of the mosque, called Babri masjid, at the same site. Religious Hindu leaders want a Ram temple to be built there , as, to them it was the place where lord Ram was born. Mosque was constructed at the same place, adjoining the temple, during a Muslim rule in the country.
In addition to some HIndus , some Muslim leaders are in favour of the end of dispute. For instance, Shia cleric, Kalbe Sadiq, when asked to give his reaction said " whatever is decided by the Court, we will go by that".
A member of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, Khalid Rasheed Firangi Mahal, was of the view that any issue can be solved by discussions. " Hope is what keeps every one alive. Let us hope that the dispute will be solved by talks".
Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid, Abdullah Bukhari, too has welcomed the move.
Arnima Dwivedi
A journalist, presently working as a sub-editor with newstrack.com. I love exploring new genres of humans and humanity.
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