Congress mouthpiece NH deletes op-ed likening SC to 'Pakistan SC'

After facing severe backlash for its controversial opinion piece 'Why Ayodhya verdict reminds us of Supreme Court of Pakistan', Congress-backed National Herald, on Sunday, deleted article. This article was slammed raised by Republic Media Network's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami in his Sunday Debate. Shortly after, BJP held a press conference slamming article which compared Ayodhya verdict to Pakistan's Supreme Court backing Pak Goverr General Ghulam Muhamm dismissing Pakistan Constituent Assembly in 1954.

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'India has legally done what VHP-BJP wanted'

article which was authored by Amnesty International India's Executive director Aakar Patel opined that 'Supreme Court of India has ruled exactly what Vishwa Hindu Parish and BJP wanted'. He h explained that Pak Goverr General Ghulam Muhamm h unlawfully dismissed Pakistan Constituent Assembly in1954 with backing of Pakistan Supreme Court which h justified his illegal action. Correlating that with Ayodhya verdict, Patel ded that while Supreme Court did slam demolition of Mosque, it handed it over to those who were responsible for demolition, echoing AIMIM's chief Owaisi's opinion.

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Ayodhya verdict's repercussions?

He h continued by painting a bleak picture for India, stating that as Indian and Pakistan judicial system followed precedence, India might follow Pakistan's footsteps after its Ghulam Muhamm ruling. Comparing how Pakistani dictators Gen Ayub Khan, Gen Zia ul Haq, and General Musharraf's actions were validated by Pakistan's courts, he hoped that verdict's consequences were t going to be as damaging to us as Pakistan. This article has w been deleted by National Herald, but t issued any apology. 

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National Herald deletes both articles

publication h also printed ar article titled 'Why a devout Hindu will never pray at Ram Temple in Ayodhya', which was n renamed ' Strangely, Bal Thackeray wanted a school or a hospital at disputed site in Ayodhya'. publication has w deleted that article too after facing severe backlash. It issued an apology stating 'We apologise if article ‘Why a devout Hindu...’ hurt anyone or any group’s sentiments.'

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Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict

Prouncing landmark judgment in Ayodhya dispute case, Supreme Court on Saturday, delivered a unanimous judgment in title suit of disputed area awarding it to Hindu parties for construction of a temple. It also directed Centre to come up with a scheme within three months to set up a trust which will hand over outer courtyard and inner courtyard of site for construction of a temple. Apart from this, SC stated that an alternate land of 5 acres is to be allotted to Muslims for liberty of constructing a mosque, eir by central govt or State govt, in a suitable and prominent place in Ayodhya. CJI Ranjan Gogoi, while delivering unanimous judgment, dismissed claims of Sunni Central Waqf Board and Nirmohi Akhara. He also termed that three