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Muslim leaders hail SC verdict, flay Centre

Muslim leaders on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court ruling prohibiting the Vishwa Hindu Parishad from holding bhumi puja on the undisputed land, but regretted the stand of the government in the apex court.

Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari termed the verdict as "the first victory of justice" and expressed the hope that the other cases pending on the Ayodhya issue would be resolved through the court.

However, he regretted the stand taken by the government in the court and said: "It is now crystal clear that the central government is not ruled by the National Democratic Alliance but by the VHP."

Attorney General Soli Sorabjee, appearing in court on behalf of the government, had advocated allowing of bhumi puja at the undisputed land.

"All the secular political parties present in the NDA should now seek answers from BJP and others for violating the promise made to them that the government would seek status quo from the Supreme Court," he said.

The secretary of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, Abdul Rahim Qureshi, said: "We regard this as the victory of the law and not as the victory of the Muslims of the country."

PTI

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