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Muslim Board opposes move to allow 'symbolic' puja

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Friday opposed any move to allow Vishwa Hindu Parishad to conduct 'symbolic puja' at the undisputed site in Ayodhya on March 15 and threatened to approach the Supreme Court to stall it.

Reacting to Union Minister of State for Home I D Swami's statement in Ayodhya that the government might allow the VHP to conduct 'symbolic puja' at the undisputed site, Board convenor S Q R Illyas said, "The government has no authority to permit it. It is just a receiver of the land till the title suit pending before the Allahabad high court is settled and the land distributed according to the Ayodhya acquisition Act."

He said, "If the government finally decides to allow the VHP to conduct 'puja', we may move the Supreme Court to get a restraining order."

Illyas regretted that despite repeated reminders, the Board has not been given any written proposal by the Kanchi Shankaracharya.

"We had demanded the Seer's proposal in writing, the temple construction plan of the VHP and the written undertaking given by the Ram Janambhoomi Nyas to the prime minister that they would abide by the court verdict," Illyas said.

"We cannot be talking in the air while discussing the proposal at the executive committee meeting of the Board convened on Sunday. We would become a butt of ridicule," Illyas said.

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