The Ayodhya Dispute
Rama, the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu, is one of the most widely worshipped Hindu Deity, is believed to have born in Ayodhya District of Uttar Pradesh, India. |
| Ram Mandir in Ayodhya |
On the other hand, Babur, who is responsible for establishing the Mughal empire in Indian subcontinent, ordered his general Mir Baqi to build a mosque in Ayodhya, which later came to be known as BABRI MASJID.
What is the Ayodhya dispute?
The Hindus believe that the Ayodhya, the birth place of Rama, the temple there before(mosque was built) was destroyed and led to the construction of Babri Mosque popularly known as BABRI MASJID. So, they wanted to build a temple in place of mosque and the demand to do it so started way back in british rule. But after the demolition of mosque in 1992, it became political issue along with the existing relegious one.
How it started?
The aggression originated way back in 1850s under the British rule, the local Hindus attacked many mosques in that period and Babri Masjid was one of them, their demand to built a temple in place of mosque was denied by Britishers. In 1946, the ABRM (Akhil Bharatiya Ramayan Mahasabha) started to put pressure on the government which unfortunately resulted in agitation. After two years of independence, in 1949, the 9 day continuous chanting of Ramcharit Manas was recited and at the end of the gathering some of them entered the mosque and put the idols of Rama and Sita. People were made to believe that the idols have appeared miraculously appeared inside the mosque. However, the Prime Minister at that time Pandit Nehru insisted that the idols should be removed. The official K. Nair known for his Hindu nationalist connections, refused to carry out orders, claiming that it would lead to communal riots. The police locked the gates so that the public (Hindus as well as Muslims) could not enter. However, the idols remained inside and priests were allowed entry to perform daily worship. So, the mosque had been converted into a de facto temple. Both the Sunni Wakf Board and the ABRM filed civil suits in a local court staking their respective claims to the site. The land was declared to be under dispute, and the gates remained locked.Later, In 1980s the VHP (Vishwa Hindu Parishad) again launched a new movement to construct temple belonging to Rama. In 1986, when the district judge passed the orders to open gates gave the BJP the political wing a chance to convert this relegious issue to political one. In 1990, the BJP leader L.K.Advani started a RATH YATRA, he was joined by large number of people which came to be known as KAR sewaks. To avoid any kind of violence the government sent Paramilitary forces, who along with Uttar Pradesh police stopped the Yatra which resulted in violence led to killing of many Kar sewaks.
Present status:
The Allahabad high court ordered that the land will be divided into three equal parts and will be given to Sunni wakf board, VHF and Nirmohi Akhara in 2010.The site of the Ramlala idol would go to the party representing Ram Lalla Virajman (the installed Infant Ram deity), Nirmohi Akhara to get Sita Rasoi and Ram Chabutara, and the Sunni Wakf Board to get the rest. The court also ruled that the status quo should be maintained for three months.
Reacting to the verdict, all the three parties announced that they would appeal against the division of disputed land in the Supreme Court of India. All the three parties, however, conceded that this judgment was an important step towards the resolution of a long-standing dispute. In march 2019, the supreme court ordered for mediation in Faizabad. Faizabad the first capital of Nawabs of Awadh - around 7 km from Ayodhya will be the seat of mediation for exploring the possibility of amicable settlement in the decades-old politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case.
The Supreme Court Friday said a 3-member panel of mediators, headed by former apex court judge FMI Kalifulla, will conduct the mediation proceedings at Faizabad.
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| Sc appoints 3- member mediation panel to resolve Ayodhya land dispute |
The Supreme Court Friday said a 3-member panel of mediators, headed by former apex court judge FMI Kalifulla, will conduct the mediation proceedings at Faizabad.
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