NEW DELHI: SC’s five-member Constitution Bench announcing its verdict on Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case here today has ordered that a temple must be built at the disputed site (where Babri Mosque was demolished by Hindu extremists back in 1992) and the Muslims must be compensated with five acres of land enabling them to construct (Babri) Mosque.
In the judgment the bench has also made it clear that the terrain for the Mosque should be located at Ayodhya’s prominent milieu. The Government of India has been ordered to figure out a modus operandi to implement the order within three months under the Ayodhya Act 1993. Fearing retaliation by the extreme-right parties the security of Chief Justice Gogoi has been upgraded to Z-Plus. The security outside the other four members of the bench has also been beefed-up.
It is pertinent to mention here that government had detained hundreds of people yesterday (8th of November, 2019) to contain possible violence. While officials have appealed for calm thousands of police and paramilitary personnel had been deployed in Uttar Pradesh. 5,000 paramilitary forces have been deployed in Ayodhya (northern state of Uttar Pradesh).to prevent any attacks by Hindu activists on Muslims. Schools and colleges in the area have been closed and all roads leading to the site have been blocked. Moreover, at least 40,000 police personnel have also been deployed in Mumbai. Section 144 has been imposed and internet services has been suspended in a number of cities.
The dispute centers on the ownership of the land: While Hindus reckon that the site site where Babri Mosque was built is the birthplace of Lord Ram.
Relevant pieces published earlier:
Babri Masjid demolition case: BJP leaders charged with criminal conspiracy
NEW DELHI: An Indian special court on Tuesday charged senior leaders from India’s ruling party with criminal conspiracy in relation to the destruction of Babri Masjid in 1992.
Lal Krishna (L.K) Advani, former chief of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), veteran leader Murli Manohar Joshi and federal minister Uma Bharti were among those charged in the court.
During the proceedings, they deny making inflammatory speeches that encouraged Hindu mobs to tear down the 16th Century mosque at Ayodhya.
Nearly 2,000 people were killed during the riots when extremist Hindu mob launched actions against Muslims.
Hindus claim the mosque is the birthplace of one of their most revered deities, Lord Ram, and that it was built after the destruction of a Hindu temple by a Muslim invader in the 16th Century.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has always said the destruction of the mosque was a planned event.
The special court was constituted after a Supreme Court order in April that said the three must face trial for their alleged role in the destruction of the mosque.
The court added that the trial must be completed within two years, that it would be held on “a day-to-day basis” and that “on no grounds, will it be adjourned”.
All three leaders appeared in court on Tuesday and were told that exemptions from personal appearance would not be allowed under “any circumstances”.
However, they were all granted bail.
The Supreme Court has been hearing the case since 2011 after setting aside a high court judgement which allocated two-thirds of the disputed site to Hindu groups, and the remainder to Muslims.
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