UP government slammed by Muslim outfit for granting land for Mosque away from Ayodhya
New Delhi, Feb 06: Muslims organisations slammed the decision of the UP government to give land for a Mosque away from Ayodhya. The organisations urged the Sunni Waqf Board not to accept the 5 acre land earmarked for building a Mosque.
"Nobody will take that land. The Sunni Waqf Board is a government institution. How will they say 'no'? If you ask the (Muslim) community, no one wants that land. I do not think a mosque will ever be built there; and even if it is, nobody will ever go there to offer namaz. I think this is a desperate move ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections," Zafar Islam Khan, former president of the All India Muslim Majlis-e-Mushwrat said.
The UP government on the advise of the Supreme Court allotted land for the Mosque at a place 18 kilometres from Faizabad district HQ. The land is 200 m from the Lucknow-Gorakhpur highway.
On
Wednesday
Prime
Minister
Narendra
Modi
said
that
the
government
has
formed
a
trust
for
the
development
of
the
Ram
Temple
in
Ayodhya.
The
trust
is
called
Sri
Ram
Janmabhoomi
Tirath
Kshetra,
Prime
Minister,
Narendra
Modi
announced
in
the
Lok
Sabha.
The
PM's
announcement
was
followed
by
chants
of
Jai
Shri
Ram
in
the
House.
The
PM
said
that
after
the
verdict
on
Ram
Janmabhoomi,
the
people
of
India
displayed
remarkable
faith
in
the
democratic
process.
I
salute
the
130
crore
people
of
the
country,
Modi
also
said.
1 Dalit among 15 trustees in Ayodhya Ram Temple trust: Amit Shah
The Supreme Court in its recent order while clearing the way for the construction of a Ram Temple had ordered that a Trust be set up in three months time.
The Supreme Court said that the Central Government shall, within a period of three months from the date of the judgment, formulate a scheme, under the Acquisition of Certain Area at Ayodhya Act, 1993. The scheme shall envisage the setting up of trust with a board of trustees or any other appropriate body under Section 6, the Bench further held.
The scheme to be framed by the Central Government shall make necessary provisions in regard to the functioning of the trust or body including on matters relating to the management of the trust, the powers of the trustees including the construction of a temple and all necessary, incidental and supplemental matters," the court had said while delivering its verdict on Saturday.
According to the order, the land would be handed over to the Board of Trustees. According to the Act, the centre has the power to appoint a trust or a body for managing the 60.70 acre land that surrounds the 2.77 acres of land that was in dispute.