Hypocrisy? Ex-BJP Yashwant Sinha takes high moral ground over Ayodhya

Former Union Minister and ex-BJP leader Yashwant Sinha had a mess on Ayodhya verdict of Supreme Court that might t have found ground had he still been in Saffron party. Taking to Twitter, Sinha wrote, "Thank God for Ayodhya judgment. It will close shop of all those who used it for politics all se years. issue is behind us and media too needs to behave more responsibly like rest of us."

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Estranged veteran

Sinha's remarks do carry with m more than a hint of hypocrisy seeing as he, being a former and long-time senior leader of BJP, was closely attached to rise of leaders like LK Advani during early 1990s when Advani-led Ram Janmabhoomi movement was at its peak. Sinha also enjoyed portfolios like Finance and External Affairs in BJP-led government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee of 1998-2004. He was seen as a key figure in Sangh Pariwar's Swadeshi ecomic plank. Until his abrupt resignation in 2018 with a heavy heart against Modi-Shah leadership, he was part of a political party that saw its meteoric rise on plank of Ayodhya movement. Through period, and even till w, constructing Ram Mandir has remained a feature in BJP manifesto.

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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 Centre or State, 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-way division of disputed land by Allahabad HC in its 2010 verdict is wrong.

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