Uttar Pradesh: Masjid Trust members welcome ‘bhoomi pujan’ at Ramjanmabhoomi

AYODHYA: Members of the masjid Trust constituted by Sunni Waqf Board have welcomed the ‘bhoomi pujan’ at Ramjanmabhoomi, saying Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict has many positive aspects for Muslims.
Athar Hussain, secretary of Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation, the newly constituted Trust for construction of mosque in Ayodhya, said “We welcome the bhoomi pujan at Ramjanmabhoomi and hope it’s the beginning of the end a centuries-old conflict.We have accepted the Supreme Court’s Ayodhya verdict, which clearly states that no temple was demolished to build the mosque. Also, it invoked the Places of Worship Act, 1991, to mandate that the character of a place of worship shall not be altered in future. There’s much to cheer.” Imran Ahmad, another member of mosque trust, said, “We offer our good wishes to Hindu brothers. We have no differences with them and will follow the court verdict in right spirit and build an alternate mosque.”
Mohammad Rashid, another trust member said, “It’s the beginning of the making of new India in which both Hindus and Muslims will live in harmony. My best wishes for the Ram Mandir.”
The Supreme Court in its Ayodhya verdict of November 9, 2019, mandated that 5acre land be given to Sunni Waqf Board in lieu of Babri Masjid and the Uttar Pradesh government allotted the plot in Dhannipur village, 25km off Ramjanmabhoomi.