Ayodhya dispute: Surrendering not an option for us says Babri Action Committee
Dr S Q R Ilyas, a member of the Babri Masjid Action Committee tells OneIndia in this chat that though he welcome the SC suggestion, adds that nothing has come out of negotiations before.
"We are not against the negotiations as suggested by the Supreme Court, but any claim about Ram Janmabhoomi must be backed with evidence," says Dr S Q R Ilyas, a member of the Babri Masjid Action Committee. "We welcome the suggestion made by the Supreme Court to negotiate the matter out of court," he adds.
He,
however,
added
that
if
there
will
be
negotiations,
then
it
would
be
done
with
a
pre-condition
that
there
should
be
no
preconceived
notion.
"Both
sides
should
sit
with
an
open
mind.
Asking
us
to
leave
the
place
and
surrender
is
not
an
option,"
he
says.
"Negotiations
have
been
held
in
the
past.
However,
nothing
has
come
out
of
it.
Negotiations were held under (former prime ministers) Chandrasekhar, P V Narasimha Rao and Atal Bihari Vajpayee. No concrete decision came out of those negotiations," Ilyas points out.
If the other side points out that the place in question is indeed the Ram Janmabhoomi, then it should be backed with evidence. All claims must be backed by evidence. This would help the negotiations, he says.
"In
1528,
when
Babri
Masjid
was
built,
no
one
claimed
it.
In
1949,
some
persons
took
out
the
Ram
idol
out
of
the
chabutra
(platform)
and
put
it
beneath
the
tomb
of
the
Babri
Masjid.
It
is
from
here
that
the
claims
of
Ram
Janmabhoomi
began,"
he
explains.
"I
feel
that
if
the
other
party
is
adamant,
then
there
is
no
point
in
negotiating.
If
the
Chief
Justice
of
India
is
ready
to
listen
to
the
evidence
regarding
this
case,
then
I
am
sure
that
the
negotiations
will
be
fruitful,"
he
concludes.
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