Two Muslim groups associated with the Babri Masjid movement today proposed that Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee take steps for tripartite talks involving real leaders of the two communities and the government to resolve the decades-old dispute.
There can be solution to the (Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid) dispute if real religious figures of Hindu community like Shankaracharya and Muslim organisations including Muslim Personal Law Board, Milli Council, Jamaat-e-Ulema-e-Hind and Muslim Mushawarat Council hold talks, said Khaliq Ahmed Khan, convenor of Helal Committee, a respected Muslim organisation of Faizabad and Ayodhya. The Babri Masjid Action Committee (BMAC) and unlawful organisations like VHP, RSS and Bajrang Dal should be kept out of the talks if there is to be some result, khan, who enjoys status of de facto Shahi Imam of Faizabad-Ayodhya, told a news agency.
Stating that the government should take an initiative to bring the two parties to the negotiating table, Khan said the government should be represented by no less person than the Prime Minister. Faizabad unit president of Babri Masjid Action Committee, Mohammad Yunus Siddiqui, said as the decision arrived at the discussions is to be implemented by the government, it should be represented at the highest level.
Lack of honesty is the biggest hindrance in the path of a solution to the dispute, He said and alleged that VHP and RSS were responsible for creating problems.
These groups are unlawful and should be banned as they do not obey the Constitution of India. Bureau Report