Become party in Ayodhya title suits: BJP to Centre

Updated on Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 19:18
Lucknow: The BJP on Wednesday asked the Manmohan Singh government to seize the opportunity provided by the Allahabad High Court and become a party in the Ayodhya title suits to find an amicable solution to the vexed issue.

"If the Central government wants to establish communal harmony in the country, it has to become a party in the case," BJP vice-president Vinay Katiyar told reporters here.

He said the BJP favoured construction of a Ram temple at Ayodhya in an harmonious environment.

Yesterday, the Allahabad High Court invited counsel of all the parties to the dispute to find ways to resolve the 60-year-old issue through consensus.

Katiyar said the Centre should seize the chance given by the Court and the Prime Minister should act immediately.

"The Centre should take an initiative and become a party in the title suits. It should file an affidavit in the High Court that the issue could be sorted out through talks and request it to give more time."

Kaityar said the BJP believed a permanent solution to the lingering issue could only be found through talks.

"Some people have moved an application before the Court for deferment of the verdict. But, a few persons cannot represent the faith of crores of Hindus. Hence, the Centre should become a party in the case," Katiyar said.

"For us the Court's verdict will be supreme and we will abide by it. But whatever the decision, it will be ultimately challenged in the Supreme Court," he said.

"We do not want any dispute. We only want a grand Ram temple should be constructed in a harmonious atmosphere through talks," the BJP leader said.

PTI

Muslims have no stake in Ayodhya because the place is not sacrosanct for them. It is just a place containing one of the millions of mosques around the world, but for Hindus it is the birthplace of the very person who has defined the greatest principles of Hinduism. All through the long period of heated Hindu agitation for the temple in Ayodhya and even pleadings to the Muslims to give up the mosque for the temple, everything fell on deaf Muslim ears. Practically no Muslim came forward to recognize the righteousness of the Hindu claim. Now on the eve of the Court judgement there is no way the Muslims would capitulate and give up the place to Hindus or agree for a temple there. They have nothing to lose and they hope, even if on an outside chance, they win the case, they can use it for future psychological advantage in negotiating a deal with the Hindus and the government - probably in the bargain asking that the Taj Mahal be handed over to them to be converted to a mosque. The Hindus should fight to get the land back without any compromise, whatever the sacrifice they have to undergo. If they can't do it in the name of Ram, they are not worthy of their Hindu legacy.

looks like those hindus who are fanatic have lost hope in indian judiciary. why cant they just wait and abide by the court verdict. if they oppose the cour decision, they can no longer call themselves indians. muslims have always maintained that they will abide by court verdict.

Ajaz Kashmiri - Kashmir

Dear Ajaz Kashmiri, It looks like you have forgotten the Shah Banoo case. Did the Muslims then abide by the Court decision? No. Not even the Supreme Court decision. So why do you think Hindus should abide by the Court decision if the Court does not recognize Hindu faith?

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