Congress backs Ram Mandir construction after SC's Ayodhya verdict

Accepting Supreme Court's unanimous verdict on Ayodhya case, Congress Spokesperson Randeep Surjewala, on Saturday, stated that grand old party was in favour of construction of Ram Temple, at a press briefing. Taking a jibe at BJP, he ded that unanimous verdict closed doors for saffron party to politicise issue. He also stated that verdict open doors for constructing temple at n-disputed land.

Congress for Ram temple construction

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Congress' official stance

Earlier in day, prior to verdict, party's General Secretary KC Venugopal h instructed its members to strictly here to party's official statement on Supreme verdict. party's official statement says, ' Indian National Congress respects verdict of Supreme Court in Ayodhya case'. It also urged all parties to maintain peace and harmony, as per Constitution.

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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-way division of disputed land by Allahab HC in its 2010 verdict is wrong.

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