PM Modi Announces Ram Temple Trust Ahead of Delhi Elections
- Tejas Rokhade
- Feb 7, 2020
- 4 min read
PM Narendra Modi, in Parliament, announced that the Cabinet has given its nod to the formation of the Ayodhya’s Ram Temple Construction Trust. His announcement came when only 4 days were left for the Supreme Court-mandated period to lapse and with Delhi Election just around the corner.
Crux of the Matter
Ayodhya Land Dispute History Ayodhya Land dispute, also called Ramjanmabhoomi – Babri Masjid Case, can be traced back to a time before 1853 when the first communal clash was reported at the site. It exacerbated when in 1949 idols of Ram were placed inside the Babri Mosque, leading to the filing of civil suits from both parties. According to local tradition, the Babri Mosque, also called Masjid-i-Janmasthan, was built by demolishing Ram Temple. The dispute reached a crescendo in 1992 when the movement of Hindu organizations culminated in Kar Sevaks destroying the Babri Mosque. It led to communal riots.
On 9 November 2019, Supreme Court of India (SC) pronounced that the disputed land will be given to a Hindu Trust for the construction of the Ram Temple. Sunni Waqf Board would be given 5-acre land in a separate location to construct a mosque. SC based this on ASI’s evidence that a temple lies beneath the mosque. SC also gave the government time of three months to form the temple trust.
Announcement of Temple Trust On 5 February 2020, PM Modi announced the formation of temple trust in Parliament. The trust that will be called ‘Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teerth Shetra‘ will receive 67.7 acres of land including 2.77 acres of the disputed territory.
Today we take a historic step ahead towards building a grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya! It was my honour to address the Lok Sabha on this subject, which is special to many. I also applauded the remarkable spirit of the people of India. This is what I said… pic.twitter.com/MJHDHnR3Xo — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 5, 2020
PM Modi in Parliament announcing the construction of Ram Temple Trust
The trust will consist of the following 15 members: Trustee of Ayodhya K Parasaran who had represented Ram Lalla in the case, Jagadguru Madvacharya Swami Prasannateerth, Jagadguru Shankaracharya Swami Vasudevanand Saraswati, Emperor of Ayodhya, Raja Vimlendra Mohan Pratap Mishra, Swami Govind Dev Giri Maharaj, Yugpurush Parmanand Maharaj, Kameshwar Chaupal, Mahant Dinendra Das (no voting rights), other two Hindu members who will be nominated by board of trustees, District Magistrate of Ayodhya or Sub DM, if DM is not Hindu, and one IAS member who will be nominated by the Centre. Home Minister Amit Shah later added that one Dalit member will always have a representation in the 15-member committee.
श्री राम जन्मभूमि तीर्थ क्षेत्र ट्रस्ट में 15 ट्रस्टी होंगे जिसमें से एक ट्रस्टी हमेशा दलित समाज से रहेगा। सामाजिक सौहार्द को मजबूत करने वाले ऐसे अभूतपूर्व निर्णय के लिए मैं प्रधानमंत्री श्री @narendramodi जी को अनेक अनेक बधाई देता हूँ। — Amit Shah (@AmitShah) February 5, 2020
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath made an announcement that 5 acres of land near Raunahi, which is 30 kilometers away from Ayodhya, has been allotted to Sunni Central Waqf Board. Iqbal Ansari, a stakeholder in the case said that the government should not have given the land this far as it is too far to visit for a namaz.
This is an insult of emotions and mockery of justice. – Jafaryaab Jilani, Babari Masjid Action Committee Advocate
Comments on the Decision Announcement of temple trust comes when only a handful of days are left for Delhi Elections. The announcement also came when only 4 days were left to follow the Supreme Court’s mandate of forming a temple trust.
Some people are asking about the timing. There is no right time for good work. – Delhi CM, Arvind Kejriwal
AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi urged Sunni Waqf Board to not accept the 5-acre land and said that PM Modi had violated the Model Code of Conduct.
Session of Parliament will end on February 11, the announcement could have come after February 8. Seems like BJP is worried. – AIMIM leader, Asaduddin Owaisi
Election Commission officials clarified that the PM’s announcement was not a violation of the Model Code of Conduct as the Supreme Court-mandated final date was approaching on 9 February and that Delhi Election is a state election.
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