Saturday, January 8, 2011

[ZESTCaste] Fwd: Press Release : Neither Hindus nor Muslims are entitled to the disputed land at Ayodhya. SLP filed in Supreme Court claming the title for the Buddhists.

 

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From: All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations
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Date: 7 January 2011 16:30
Subject: Press Release : Neither Hindus nor Muslims are entitled to
the disputed land at Ayodhya. SLP filed in Supreme Court claming the
title for the Buddhists.
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All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations
T-22, Atul Grove Road, New Delhi-110001, Tel: 23354841-42, Telefax: 23354843
Email: dr.uditraj@gmail.com

Dr. Udit Raj
Chairman, All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations
National President, Indian Justice Party
Member, National Integration Council (Govt. of India)

Press Release

Neither Hindus nor Muslims are entitled to the disputed land at
Ayodhya. SLP filed in Supreme Court claming the title for the
Buddhists.

New Delhi, 7th January, 2011.

Dr. Udit Raj, Chairman of Buddha Education Foundation and the All
India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations, told the press that
Special Leave Petition (SLP) no. DC 466/2011 has been filed in the
Supreme Court against the judgment of Allahabad High Court, Lucknow
Bench in the much disputed matter of Ayodhya. Prof. Ravi Verma Kumar -
Senior Advocate, Nitin Meshram - Junior Advocate and E.C. Vidyasagar -
Advocate on Record are the team which is defending the matter in
Supreme Court. Shri Sangh Priya Gautam, Advocate - Former Union
Minister is extending full cooperation in this matter. The High Court
had dismissed our petition in 2003 saying that relief was not sought
against any of the parties in the suit. The Buddhists in India now
challenge the legality and constitutionality of impugned judgment
delivered on 30.9.2010. Not only disputed land but construction before
the existence of Babri Mosque belong to Bauddh Vihar. Justice Sudhir
Aggarwal held that  Kasauti Pillars of disputed structure, strongly
resemble Buddhists pillars of those seen at Varanasi (page no. 4690 of
Volume 19).  Justice S. U. Khan held that Carnegy has mentioned that
the Kasauti Pillars, which were used in the construction of mosque,
strongly resembled Buddhist Pillars which he had seen at Banaras.
Accordingly, it is also possible that they were also ruins of some
Buddhist religious place on and around the land on which the mosque
was constructed and some material thereof was used in the construction
of mosque   (page no. 246). It is worthwhile to mention that P.
Carnegy, was an officiating commissioner and Settlement Officer of
Faizabad District as well as a British archaeologist. He found that
the Kasauti pillars of disputed structure had a strong resemblance
with the Bauddh Vihar of Sarnath, Varanasi.  He submitted this report
in 1870.

Dr. Udit Raj said that Buddhists are the necessary parties wherever
history and culture are concerned. Prof. Wilson observed that the
Chinese traveler Hwen Thsang found no less than 20 Buddhist
monasteries with 3000 monks at Ajudhia in the 7th century. Fa-hein,
another great Chinese traveler, recorded in Chinese language which was
later translated into English, found that king Prasenjeet, the ruler
of Kosal (also known as Ayodhya) was an ardent follower of Buddha.
The Archeological Survey of India submitted its report in 2003 and
found that there is circular shrine beneath the disputed structure.
After this, the Allahabad High Court ordered for further collection of
evidences but, so far, it has not been done. It is most likely that
this shrine is of Buddhists. It says that 50 pillar bases in
association of huge structure are indicative of remains which are
distinctive features found associated with temples of North India.
This itself supports that it could be a Buddhist place because temples
of North India connotes to Hindus, Jain and Buddhists as well.
Objecting to the finding of ASI, the Sunni Central Board of Waqfs -
plaintiff number 1 O.O.S. No. 4 of 1989 said that the short report on
inscription one of which is in Nagari, and are in Arabic, show how
casual and preconceived in its notion was the ASI. The first is not to
be dated with any certitude to the 11th century : its time range could
be 7th-12th centuries, and it could be a Pali record of Buddhist
provenance ---- a piece of evidence negativing the presence of Hindu
temple.

In the whole litigation, Hindus have not been in a position to prove
that Lord Rama was born here. At the most, they have evidence that the
idol was placed stealthily on 22nd and 23rd December, 1949. Thus,
there is no historical and archeological evidence in their support.
Similarly, Muslims have also failed to name the organisation and
person who built the Babri Mosque. On the basis of mere prayer offered
there, they are claiming the title of the land. The Babri Mosque
structure does not resemble the mosques spread over the country
including the mosques built by Babar. This Babri Mosque lacks in vazoo
and minarettes.
The Allahabad High Court has wrongly given land to Hindus, Muslims and
Nirmohi Akhara. On the basis of above facts, Buddhists and
Ambedkarites are the real claimants of this land. The Supreme Court
has been urged to decide the matter on the basis of Constitution and
the rule of law. And if it happens, this communal dispute will be
settled forever.

(B. Mandal)
Media Incharge

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