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We won't accept court verdict: Paramhans

Continuing with its flip-flop on the issue, the Ram Janambhoomi Trust on Sunday asserted it would not accept the court's verdict on the disputed site in Ayodhya if it went 'against religious feelings' of the Hindus.

"We will maintain status quo on the disputed land till the court judgement. However, if the court judgement goes against our religious feelings, we will oppose it even if it means shedding blood," trust president Ramchandra Das Paramhans said.

Paramhans said he had given no written promise to accept the court's verdict but admitted giving an assurance that the Ram temple would be constructed after the acquired land is handed over to the trust.

Paramahans' remarks came three days after VHP international president and the trust's managing trustee Ashok Singhal gave a written commitment to the Centre that it will abide by the court verdict on the disputed land.

Singhal's commitment itself represented a somersault just a day after VHP senior vice-president Acharya Giriraj Kishore had said no such commitment had been given.

In his statement circulated at a press meet on March seven, Singhal had said, "It has been accepted that in the submission made on February 27, 2002 to the prime minister by the managing trustee (Singhal) of the Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas (trust) that whichever party wins in the court of law will be given the disputed place and the necessary amount of adjacent land for use."

PTI

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