Zafaryab Jilani unhappy with Ayodhya verdict; Ram Lalla lawyer hails it

New Delhi, November 9

Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board’s Zafaryab Jilani on Saturday expressed dissatisfaction over the Supreme Court’s Ayodhya verdict, saying it had a lot of contradictions and they would seek a review.

The apex court on Saturday cleared the way for the construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site at Ayodhya, and directed the Centre to allot a 5-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a mosque.

“The Ayodhya verdict holds no value for us. We are dissatisfied with the verdict. It has a lot of contradictions. We will seek a review,” senior advocate Jilani said.

After the verdict was pronounced by a five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, lawyers were seen and heard shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in the Supreme Court lawn.

Senior advocate CS Vaidyanathan, who was the lawyer of deity Ram Lalla in the title dispute, welcomed the judgment, saying it is a victory for the people.

“It is a very balanced judgment and is a victory for the people of India,” he said.

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy tweeted, “Only when Lord Rama wanted, the green light for re-building the temple is being given. Jai Shri Ram.”

In one of the most-important and most-anticipated judgments in India’s history, the bench put an end to the more-than-a-century-old dispute that has torn the social fabric of the nation.

The Nirmohi Akhara said it had no regrets over the Supreme Court saying that it is not a ‘shebait’ of deity Ram Lalla.

“We have no regrets on this because we were batting for Ram Lalla. The court has accepted Ram Lalla’s side and with this, our motive was fulfilled,” Nirmohi Akhara member Mahant Dharmdas said. PTI