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Muslim Board agrees to consider Ayodhya deal

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Tuesday agreed to consider a Vishwa Hindu Parishad proposal to construct the Ram temple outside the area where the Babri Masjid stood before its demolition, till the court gives a final verdict on the disputed site.

The proposal was made by Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi at a meeting he had with an 11-member board delegation led by its general secretary Syed Nizamuddin, board convener S Q R Illyas said.

He said the board would call an emergency meeting within a week to consider the proposal and "will inform the Shankaracharya of our opinion on it before March 15."

"Under the proposal, the VHP has agreed to construct a boundary wall outside the masjid area. The fate of the disputed site would be decided by a court verdict and the VHP has agreed to abide by it," Illyas said.

Former President R Venkatraman, former Uttar Pradesh governor Romesh Bhandari, Samata Party leader Shambhu Shrivastwa and former chief justice Rangnath Mishra were present at the meeting.

Illyas said the two sides have also agreed to issue a joint appeal to restore peace and normalcy in Gujarat and elsewhere.

PTI

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