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VHP should give in writing demand for transfer of land: AIBMAC

The All India Babri Masjid Action Committee, a party to the Ayodhya dispute, on Wednesday said it would consider the Vishwa Hindu Parishad's latest compromise proposal to end the impasse only when it gives in writing to the court clearly spelling out its demand for transfer of the acquired land.

"Let the VHP come out with a written proposal specifying the land which they want to have. Only then we will examine their proposal," AIBMAC convener Zafaryab Jilani said.

He said, "The proposals should be submitted to the court as the entire land, disputed and undisputed, is covered by the Supreme Court order to maintain status quo at the disputed site in Ayodhya."

"The BJP and the VHP cannot be trusted after whatever happened in Gujarat," Jilani said.

He said that under no circumstances puja should be allowed to be held at the disputed site in Ayodhya.

The Centre should also apprise the court how it intends to transfer any part of the acquired land to the VHP and how much land it wanted to transfer, he said.

Jilani, also a member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board, said that the Shankaracharya's proposal had not specified which land is being sought by the VHP.

"We are always prepared to resolve the vexed Ayodhya issue through peaceful means," he said, but expressed doubts over the sincerity of the VHP for a peaceful resolution.

He said the Muslim community in Ayodhya was apprehensive because the police had failed to prevent the influx of karsevaks there. They continued to reach Ayodhya till Tuesday night and there are now about 5,000 of them in the temple town.

Jilani said it was the duty of the administration to evict all karsevaks from Ayodhya and maintain status quo at the disputed site.

Referring to the communal violence in Gujarat, he alleged that the VHP was trying to inculcate a sense of fear among the Muslims and said that no compromise is possible under duress or threat.

"Muslims do not trust the BJP and VHP," he added.

"The country is governed by the rule of law and not by the whims and fancies of any individual or organisation," Jilani said.

"The Muslims of the country cannot be cowed down by such threats as they know that the majority of the Hindu community is against the designs of the VHP," he said.

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