Muslims won't give up Babri land, says Owaisi

Member of Parliament and President of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Asaduddin Owaisi said Muslims will not give up an inch of land of the demolished Babri Masjid at Ayodhya.

He was addressing a mammoth gathering organised by the United Muslim Action Committee (UMAC) at the Darussalam,  party headquarters here, on Sunday night, ahead of the 20th anniversary of the demolition of the Babri Masjid on December 6.

The AIMIM, which had recently severed ties with the Congress both in the state and at the centre said, Muslims were betrayed at every step in the Babri Masjid case and felt that justice should be done to ensure peace and law and order in the country.

Giving a detailed account of the case, Owaisi asked Muslims to pray for the success of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) in the legal battle. The AIMPLB has challenged, in the Supreme Court, the September 30, 2010, verdict of the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court, which directed that the 2.77-acre disputed land be divided into three parts among Hindus and Muslims. Of this, two parts will go to Hindu organisations, while the remaining will go to the Muslims.

Drawing parallel between installation of idols in Babri Masjid and the construction of an illegal temple in the precincts of the historic Charminar here, the MP alleged that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) colluded with “communal forces” to allow the temple to come up.