Ayodhya verdict will shape political and social landscape: US Media

Supreme Court's judgment in Ayodhya case will shape political and social landscape of India, US media reported on Saturday, ting steps taken by Indian government to maintain law and order in country after verdict.

apex court in a unanimous verdict on Saturday cleared way for construction of a Ram Temple at disputed site at Ayodhya and directed Centre to allot a 5-acre plot to Sunni Waqf Board for building a mosque. In one of most important and most anticipated judgments in India's history, a 5-judge Constitution bench heed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi put an end to more than a century-old dispute that has torn social fabric of nation.

For all case's historical origins, "its judgment will help shape India's political and social landscape", Wall Street Journal, which has been following case closely, said in a news dispatch from New Delhi.

Most of mainstream American media, which reported about verdict, underscored that ruling by five-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi was unanimous. It also ted steps taken by government to maintain law and order in country and across board for overall acceptance of apex court's judgment in this regard.

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Union home ministry kept a "constant and engaging" vigil across country with central paramilitary forces, intelligence ncies and state police forces in toe. An overwhelming presence of men and women in 'khaki' on ground, intensive patrolling and monitoring of various social media platforms were drill followed by state police forces to check any inflammatory or mischievous act in wake of Supreme Court verdict that cleared way for creation of a Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Wall Street Journal said court, in its ruling, focused on merits of suit filed on behalf of idol of Lord Ram that was placed on disputed site in 1949.

dispute over site of Babri Masjid, a three-domed mosque built by or at behest of Moghul emperor Babur, dates back centuries with Hindus contending that inving Muslim armies h razed an existing Ram temple to erect mosque. However, it turned into a legal dispute in 1885 when a mahant went to court seeking permission to build a capy outside mosque. plea was dismissed. In December 1949, unidentified miscreants spirited an idol of Lord Ram into mosque. structure was destroyed by a large mob of kar sevaks on December 6, 1992.

Washington Post, in a news dispatch from New Delhi, said that unanimous verdict by Supreme Court sets st for construction of a grand Hindu temple at site. verdict awarded land at heart of clash to a Hindu litigant over Muslim objections and represents a major victory for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Washington Post reported. judges upheld claim of one of Hindu petitioners to land at center of dispute less than three acres in size and ordered that it be held in a trust overseen by government. At same time, it granted five acres of land at an alternate location to Muslim litigants, daily said.

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