Akhada hammers out agreement with UP Shia Waqf board on Ayodhya

The Akhil Bharatiya Akhada Parishad on Monday hammered out an ageement with the UP Shia Waqf board on the Ram temple-Babri Masjid land issue which will "very soon" be submitted to the Supreme Court, leaders of both organisations said.

The Supreme Court had on August 11 said it would commence the final hearing in the dispute from December 5.

The UP Shia Waqf Board is drafting the terms and conditions of the agreement, its chief Waseem Rizvi said.

"It has been amicably decided that no new mosque will be built in Ayodhya or Faizabad. The Shia Waqf board will identify a piece of land in a Muslim-dominated area and inform the government," he said.

The Parishad had objected to the construction of a mosque in Ayodhya or Faizabad. This issue was resolved by UP Shia Waqf Board chief Rizvi during discussions, Parishad President Narendra Giri told mediapersons after a meeting here.

Ram Janambhoomi Trust president Mahant Nritya Gopal Das was also present in the meeting.

"We had a discussion with main party Dharma Das and others also. After signing of the agreement, it will be very soon submitted in the apex court," Giri said.

Mediation is not required in the case now, he said.

"Those in favour of temple construction and the Shia Waqf Board have completely agreed on this. We had discussed it with almost all the parties in the case," he said.

The decision will be conveyed to the Supreme Court by December 5, a day before the 25th anniversary of the demolition of the medievalera structure.

Rizvi claimed as the Sunni Waqf Board has lost the case of its registration in several courts, only the Shia Waqf board has a right to the mosque. Since it is for an amicable solution of the templemosque issue, people from any community, including Sunni organisations, can participate in the talks but those with "negative approach" will not be allowed, the Shia Waqf board chief said.

Mediation is not required in the case now, Ram Janambhoomi Trust president Mahant Nritya Gopal Das said.