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Gulf News
praises Ayodhya Verdict, terms it as the 'only logical way out'
Friday, October 01, 2010 07:24:18 PM,
WAM
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Abu Dhabi:
Dividing the Ayodhya disputed site among litigants was the only
logical way out, said a United Arab Emirates (UAE) newspaper
Friday, commending the judgment by an Indian court.
“After six decades, India’s judiciary attempted to certify that
the country’s secular face remains unbroken with a long-awaited
ruling on the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi dispute,” the Gulf News
said editorially.
“In attempting to be fair, the three judges - two Hindus and one
Muslim - from the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court
delivered a three-part verdict which seemed to be inspired by
three lines of logic - political, religious and legal.
“And the government pleaded for calm, patience and acceptance of
the ruling,” it said. “For one of the judges, who retires today,
it turned out to be the most important verdict of his life,”
The judges ruled that the entire disputed land in Ayodhya in Uttar
Pradesh should be divided among the Sunni Waqf Board, Hindus and
the Nirmohi Akhara, a Hindu sect.
“A pro-Hindu ruling could have damaged the Congress party’s
relations with India’s Muslims, thus denting their secular image
and also their vote bank,” the paper said.
“A pro-Muslim verdict would have raised the possibility of
communal violence as it would have threatened the Hindu groups at
the site with eviction. This in turn would have boosted the
prospects of the Bharatiya Janata Party,” it said.
The third alternative, or a split, was the only logical option
under the circumstances, the paper said.
“India has travelled a long way since that fateful day in 1992
when the Babri Masjid was demolished by Hindu fundamentalists,
triggering some of the worst communal riots,” it said. “That
should never be repeated.”
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