The Sunni Waqf Board’s stand is not unanimous: one out of seven members involved in taking the final decision dissented. As well, the board did not discuss whether or not it would accept the Supreme Court’s award of a different, five-acre lot of land in Ayodhya.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Sunni Waqf Board decides not to review Ayodhya verdict
- SC had greenlighted building of temple on disputed site
- Gave Waqf Board a different, 5-acre plot for a mosque
Many Hindus consider that plot of land to be the birthplace of the deity Ram.
The Sunni Waqf Board’s stand is not unanimous: one out of seven members involved in taking the final decision dissented.
As well, the board did not discuss whether or not it would accept the Supreme Court’s award of a different, five-acre lot of land in Ayodhya.
The Sunni Waqf Board was one of the main litigants in the Ayodhya case.
Waqf Board chairman Zufar Farooqui had said earlier that members could raise objections during today’s meeting.
When the Ayodhya verdict was delivered, Farooqui had come out against filing a review petition, but some board members went public against the stand.
Meanwhile, the All India Muslim Personal law Board has said a review petition will be filed.
It’s also against accepting an alternative site to replace the demolished mosque.
Inputs from PTI
Prasanta Patnaik