Shia body supports for talks to settle Ayodhya issue

Lucknow: The All India Shia Personal Law Board (AISPLB) said on Wednesday the dispute over a religious site in Ayodhya should be resolved through talks amid fresh spotlight on the issue.

It is to mention here that A Hindu mob demolished the 16th century Babri Masjid on December 2, 1992, demanding the construction of a temple for Lord Ram, who Hindus believe was born at the site in Ayodhya. The demolition of the mosque sparked some of the deadliest riots in India in which thousands were killed.

Muslims groups are opposed to building a temple at the site.

Last month, the Supreme Court said the settlement of the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute through negotiation was a better course than insisting on a judicial pronouncement. The Chief Justice of India even offered to act as a mediator between the two sides laying claim over the historic site in Ayodhya.

“We are of the view that in the interest of the country, the parties to the dispute (both Hindus and Muslims) should sit down together and solve the matter through talks,” Maulana Yasoob Abbas of the AISPB said after a meeting of the executive committee in Lucknow.