Faizabad: Several of the parties to the
Ayodhya dispute are discussing a proposal seeking release of
the 70 acres of land acquired by the Centre near the makeshift
temple and the Babri Masjid site.
The new proposal, which has been put forward by
industrialist Sanjay Dalmia, a relative of former VHP chief
Vishnu Hari Dalmia, envisages building a temple, a mosque, a
church and a gurudwara in the released area.
About a dozen prominent persons from Ayodhya,
including Haji Mahboob, a petitioner in the
Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suits, Ranjeet Laal Varma,
the councel for Nirmohi Akhara, Swami Hardyal Shastry, a
prominent godman of Ayodhya, a representative of Nirmohi
Akhara and Dharam Das, a Ram temple movement leader met
recently to discuss the issue.
"Dalmia who convened the meeting laid his proposal
before us. There were different opinions on its
implementation on gettng the approval of Muslim and Hindu
religious leaders", according to Swami Hardyal Shastry.
According to Haji Mahboob, "I have handed over the proposal to
advocate Zafaryab Jilani (counsel for the Sunni Central Waqf
Board in the Ayodhya title suit), I will not compromise over
Babri Masjid site. If they are ready to leave mosque land we
can talk."
According to this new proposal, leaving aside the
disputed 132x80 sq ft land of Ram Lalla's make shift shrine
and Babri Masjid site, the 70 acres of land that was acquired
by the union government in 1991 should be released.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, February 08, 2011, 23:25