New Delhi, Feb 18: Congress president Sonia Gandhi today favoured "status quo" on Ayodhya and said everybody should wait for and respect the verdict of the Supreme Court on the issue. "On the Ayodhya issue, we have all along stated that we should wait for and respect the verdict of judiciary and till then nothing should be done to disturb the status quo", Gandhi said while addressing a general body meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party.

Gandhi, who is the chairperson of the CPP, said the judgement delivered by the supreme court in 1994 on the acquisition of land in Ayodhya had specifically forbidden the "handing over" of any part of the 67 acres of acquired land to any party before the final settlement of the main Ayodhya title deed. "I am sure that all attempts presently being made to misinterpret that judgement will eventually be frustated", the leader of the opposition said without referring to the NDA government`s move to get the stay vacated on religious activities on the acquired land. Bureau Report