SC order on judgment of the Allahabad High Court bequeathing proprietorial rights on Ram Lalla Virajman at the site of the Ayodhya a relief for all

SC order on Ayodhya a relief for all

New Delhi, May 9
Having vociferously welcomed the September 30, 2010, judgment of the Allahabad High Court bequeathing proprietorial rights on Ram Lalla Virajman at the site of the demolished Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, the BJP also welcomed the Supreme Court stay of that judgment and reminded that it too had sought the review.

A sheepish looking BJP spokesman and Ram Lalla Virajman’s counsel Ravi Shankar Prasad said soon after the apex court order, “the petitioners exercised their right to appeal against the high court order. I too had appealed that if the court recognised the right of Ram Lalla Virajman, how could it divide the piece of land concerned among three different parties.”

While Prasad restrained from saying anything further, off the record BJP sources said, “This trifurcation of land was not sought by any party and so the HC had erred in dividing and distributing three parts among the three contending parties.” Prasad said, “this is a legal process. We hope for an early decision by the highest court.”

He denied that this had caused a setback to the Sangh Parivar plans for commencing the construction of a magnificent Ram temple at the site of the demolished masjid.

But it certainly seems to have come as a relief to the Muslim parties who appeared clearly hurt by the earlier judgment, Sunni Waqf Board counsel Zafaryab Jilani stated this adding that “we are satisfied with today’s order of the SC...This will help in maintaining peaceful position in the country. Everybody had claimed for exclusive rights, so the SC is completely justified in staying the HC judgment,” he said.

He further said: “The board will ask the court to expedite its hearing in the case.” The Hindu Mahasabha too welcomed the apex court order saying: “Nobody prayed for it (partition of land into three parts). Everybody wanted full land. Our stand continues that entire Janmabhoomi premises belongs to the Hindu Maha Sabha.”

The Congress, however, was very circumspect and restrained in its reaction. The party spokesman, Manish Tiwari, declined to comment on the matter by saying that “It is our tradition that we do not comment on issues while they are pending in the court.”