Mohd Iqbal Ansari: 'Muslims have accepted SC's Ayodhya verdict'

One of the main litigants in the Ayodhya verdict land dispute case Mohammed Iqbal Ansari on Monday, November 11, said, "There is peace across the country and the Muslims have accepted Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict." Ansari further appealing for peace said, "We are Muslims, so we are always advocating for peace. This is our religion." He further added that "as Muslims, they do not do anything to hurt the interests of the nation." The Supreme Court pronounced its unanimous verdict on Saturday, November 9.

'We are loyal to our country'

Speaking about the verdict and Hindu-Muslims, Mohammed Iqbal Ansari said that "they are loyal to the country." Giving examples, Ansari further added, "People like APJ Abdul Kalam were Muslims. We (Muslims) have built Lal Quila, Taj Mahal, missiles. However, there are also some elements that discriminate against us and want to defame us."

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SC's Ayodhya verdict

Pronouncing the landmark judgment in the Ayodhya dispute case, the Supreme Court on November 9, Saturday, delivered a unanimous judgment in the title suit of the disputed area awarding it to the Hindu parties for the construction of a temple. The SC directed the Centre to come up with a scheme within three months to set up a trust which will hand over the outer courtyard and inner courtyard of the site for construction of a temple. Apart from this, the SC stated that an alternate land of five acres will be allotted to Muslims for the liberty of constructing a mosque, either by the central government or the State government, in a suitable and prominent place in Ayodhya. Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, while delivering the unanimous judgment, dismissed the claims of the Sunni Central Waqf Board and the Nirmohi Akhara. He also termed that the three-way division of the disputed land by the Allahabad HC in its 2010 verdict is wrong. The five-member bench of the Supreme Court comprised of justices S A Bobde, D Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan, S A Nazeer, and CJI Ranjan Gogoi. 

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(WITH ANI INPUTS)