Court ruling soon, Ayodhya may again come at centrestage
With a key judicial verdict on the original Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi title suit expected soon, the Ayodhya issue could again become a hot political issue. Political parties, including the Congress and the BJP, are keeping their fingers crossed on its possible fallout, an issue that has even engaged the attention of Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh. A special bench of the Allahabad High Court recently concluded the hearing related to ownership of a disputed land in Ayodhya to which Hindus and Muslims have made rival claims for over a century. The Congress Core Group headed by Ms Sonia Gandhi recently deliberated on the issue. Party leader, Mr Abishek Singhvi, however, declined to hazard any guess as to how things would play out. "It is not only foolish but indeed irresponsible to speak on any judgement before delivery and especially on so sensitive an issue like Ayodhya," he said. "We as a responsible political party and responsible citizen should not allow surcharged atmosphere and potential divisiveness even before the judgement is delivered," he said. Like all parties, BJP, which brought the Ayodhya issue to the centrestage of national politics sometime back, is also waiting for the verdict. "As far as we are concerned, we believe that the matter of faith that Ram was born there, is not a BJP or RSS perception, but a perception across India and across all sections of society. "Everyone would definitely like to see how court interprets this, the BJP has always said that the nation has to solve sensitive issues by taking everyone on board. Let us wait for the court verdict," BJP leader, Mr Prakash Javadekar said. However, another BJP leader, Mr Vinay Katiyar, a known Hindutva hardliner, said sensitive issues regarding faith and belief cannot be resolved in court and suggested that the government should make a law or build consensus on it. "A mosque never existed there (in Ayodhya). This is a futile debate. This country and followers of Ram will never accept it (a court verdict that there was mosque)," he said. "Lord Ram was worshipped there, is worshipped there and will be worshipped there. Nobody can remove Ram from Ayodhya," Katiyar said. The All India Babri Masjid Action Committee (AIBMAC) also appealed to Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to explore ways to find out an out-of-court settlement.
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