A five-judge Constitution bench led by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi heard appeals and cross appeals filed by the Sunni Central Wakf Board and the saffron side against a 2010 Allahabad High Court ruling that had partitioned the land among the three stack-holders- the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla.
On 30 September 2010, the three judges of the Allahabad High Court had ruled that the 2.77 acres (approx. 1.12 ha) of Ayodhya land be divided into three parts, with one-third going to the Ram Lalla or Infant Rama represented by the Hindu Maha Sabha, one-third to the Sunni Waqf Board and the remaining one-third to Nirmohi Akhara.
While the three-judge bench was not unanimous that the disputed structure was constructed after demolition of a temple, it did agree that a temple or a temple structure predated the mosque at the same site. The ruling was later stayed by the apex court.
In another interesting development, the Sunni Waqf Board has offered to drop its claim to the disputed temple-mosque site in Ayodhya and has no objection to the land being taken over by the government for a Ram Temple, says mediation panel of the Supreme Court in its report.
Besides agreeing to give up its claim to the site of the razed Babri mosque, the Waqf Board wants that existing mosques in Ayodhya be renovated by the government. The Waqf board has offered to build a mosque at any other suitable place, sources have revealed on the report that could lead to a breakthrough in the 134-year-old Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute.
As all stakeholders have agreed to abide by top court ruling, all decks fpr the construction of Ram Temple look cleared. So far so good. The call for the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya from saffron party's MPs, ministers and leaders have been growing louder and louder ever since BJP came to power in 2014. It was taken to feverish pitch during May Lok Sabha elections.
Religious division, to be more honest religious oppression has been on the rise in India since 2014. The cows vigilante killings, mostly Muslims transporting cattle, mob lynching and an uninhibited display of muscular saffron nationalism, have led to religious tension. Hate speeches proliferated internet trolls were used to shut down critics. So much so that history books were rewritten, changing official place names to Hindu from Muslim, and more aggressively contesting holy sites. They also began pushing extremist Hindu priorities, including an effort to locate a mystical river that features prominently in Hindu scriptures. Critics called it pseudoscience and said the search was akin to using public dollars to study mermaids (sic).Earlier if Indian politics has, by and large, centered around appeasement. Earlier, it was appeasement of minorities, and minorities were dominating the majority. Now it is otherwise- appeasement of majority. Majoritarianism has hit a higher crest than ever before.
We must see a ray of hope as now hardcore Muslim body Sunni Wakf Board has softened its stand on Ayodhya dispute. Shia sect was already support saffron stand. It can help in easing the religious tension. India is a plural, vibrant society and it can'r grow fast under rabid communalism. In a fast growing economy, every productive hand matters and contribute its mite.
The hard-line saffron issues have dominated Indian political scenario as people of different political shades were so fed up with the corruption and dynastic politics of the political parties, particularly the Indian National Congress, that they have thrown their weight behind PM Modi even ignoring burning economic issues. Final settlement of politically sensitive Ayodhya vase will be good for India. After the construction of Ram Temple, the emotive issue will loose the sheen."Enough is enough".
AChander Sharma)
No comments:
Post a Comment