'Allow law to take its course in case of appeal'
It said that efforts to find a negotiated settlement to the dispute were welcome, but kept its distance from the ongoing efforts.
By TNN |
NEW DELHI: Congress on Tuesday struck a fine balance on the Ayodhya ruling, saying it “respects” the Allahabad HC order without making a value judgment on it while emphasizing that the judicial process should be allowed to play out in case of a likely appeal in the Supreme Court. It said that efforts to find a negotiated settlement to the dispute were welcome, but kept its distance from the ongoing efforts.
In a statement issued after the meeting of its key decision-making body, the party said the Ayodhya verdict upholding the Babri site as the birthplace of Lord Ram did not mitigate the criminality of the demolition of Babri mosque for which the perpetrators must be punished. political minefield that Ayodhya judgment can be, buffeted between reports of resentment among Muslims and apprehensions that BJP may use it to justify its political charge of the early 1990s like Rath Yatra which triggered communal polarisation. An assertion to this effect made by BJP stalwart L K Advani found mention in the meeting.
The discussion took note of the “insecurity among UP Muslims” as touched upon by home minister P Chidambaram as also the bid by BJP, like Advani’s statement to use the verdict to justify its temple campaign. The assertion that only the SC could give the “final decision” was designed as much to calm anxieties over the judgment as to shield itself from creeping signs of triumphalism in the saffron camp.
The statement was more nuanced than the party’s initial response welcoming the verdict on September 30, and it built upon the assertion of PM Manmohan Singh that nothing on the ground had changed, as well as the toughly-worded assertion that the verdict offered no justification for the “criminal act” of the demolition of Babri Masjid.
The CWC, currently being called the steering committee, debated the
The general view was in favour of waiting for the judicial process to exhaust itself. It was mentioned that the judgment was of “academic interest” as SC intervention was imminent.
Calling Babri demolition “shameful and criminal” , AICC general secretary Janardan Dwivedi, reading out a statement, told reporters, “Any distortion of the verdict by communal forces is detrimental to the larger national interest.”
In a statement issued after the meeting of its key decision-making body, the party said the Ayodhya verdict upholding the Babri site as the birthplace of Lord Ram did not mitigate the criminality of the demolition of Babri mosque for which the perpetrators must be punished. political minefield that Ayodhya judgment can be, buffeted between reports of resentment among Muslims and apprehensions that BJP may use it to justify its political charge of the early 1990s like Rath Yatra which triggered communal polarisation. An assertion to this effect made by BJP stalwart L K Advani found mention in the meeting.
The discussion took note of the “insecurity among UP Muslims” as touched upon by home minister P Chidambaram as also the bid by BJP, like Advani’s statement to use the verdict to justify its temple campaign. The assertion that only the SC could give the “final decision” was designed as much to calm anxieties over the judgment as to shield itself from creeping signs of triumphalism in the saffron camp.
The statement was more nuanced than the party’s initial response welcoming the verdict on September 30, and it built upon the assertion of PM Manmohan Singh that nothing on the ground had changed, as well as the toughly-worded assertion that the verdict offered no justification for the “criminal act” of the demolition of Babri Masjid.
The CWC, currently being called the steering committee, debated the
The general view was in favour of waiting for the judicial process to exhaust itself. It was mentioned that the judgment was of “academic interest” as SC intervention was imminent.
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Calling Babri demolition “shameful and criminal” , AICC general secretary Janardan Dwivedi, reading out a statement, told reporters, “Any distortion of the verdict by communal forces is detrimental to the larger national interest.”
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