Former litigant in Ayodhya land dispute case, Iqbal Ansari has asked to replace the existing trustees for the construction of Babri Mosque in Ayodhya, disappointed at the pace of its construction. Ansari alleged that no work has begun till today adding that the trustees have considered it as their own property.
"The question is about Ayodhya and 5 acres of land for Babri Masjid. The Government has allotted the land for the mosque but trustees considered it their property and no work has begun till today," Ansari told news agency ANI.
"People raise questions about why the work is getting delayed...People of Ayodhya say that had the trustees been honest, work would have begun," he added.
"So, we demand that trustees should be monitored and the work on the mosque begin at the earliest. If the trustees are negligent, they should be replaced," Ansari said.
The Supreme Court in its 2019 judgment of the case allotted 2.77 acres of the disputed land to for the construction of the Ram Mandir, an alternate 5 acres of land was given to Muslims in Dhannipur for the construction of Babri Masjid.
Following the court order, 'Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra' was formed to look after the construction of the temple while the 'Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation' was constituted to look after the mosque's construction.
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While the construction of the temple is being undertaken with full swing, the Babri mosque still awaits laying of the foundation stone.
A consecration ceremony of the temple will be held in January next year where the idol of Lord Ram will be placed inside the temple. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the ceremony scheduled to take place on January 22.
The ceremony is expected to be attended by 4,000 saints and Mahatmas of the country along with some 2,500 eminent personalities of the society, said General Secretary of Shri Ram Janambhoomi Trust Champat Rai.