Rahul Gandhi breaks silence on Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict

Hailing Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday, tweeted that one must respect apex court's verdict. He appealed to everyone to maintain peace and brorhood, ding it was time for faith and love to prevail among Indians. This is similar to his party's official stance on verdict. 

Rahul Gandhi on Ayodhya

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Congress on Ayodhya

Earlier in day, accepting Supreme Court's unanimous verdict on Ayodhya case, Congress Spokesperson Randeep Surjewala 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. 

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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