nice article sir. regards--- dr.s.e.huda bareilly(u.p) 09837357723 On 7/19/10, ram puniyani <[email protected]> wrote: > *Ayodhya: Abode of Ram or Allah* > > > > *Ram Puniyani* > > > > On the tragic day of 6th December 1992 the Babri Mosque, a 450 years old > archeological structure was demolished by the RSS combine, (RSS, BJP, VHP, > Bajrang dal and other progeny of RSS). A make shift temple was hurriedly > constructed at the site. The RSS combine has been pressing since then for > the resumption of its efforts to build a Ram temple at the site since they > claim that Babri mosque was built by demolishing Ram Temple. This claim is > not backed up by Historical and archeological data. The argument put forward > was that ‘Faith’ will decide the birth place of Lord Ram and Sangh Parivar > will be guided by the mahants and sadhus about the future course of action. > > > > Meanwhile four court cases have been going on in the Allahabad High Court > Lucknow bench, about the issue of title of the land, where Masjid was > located. Of these four the arguments in three of the four Ayodhya title suit > cases have been completed. The arguments for fourth case will be over by the > month end (July 2010). While one is waiting the result of these court cases, > RSS combine has already planned to build pressure for constructing Ram > Temple, irrespective of the outcome of the court cases. The cases pertain to > ownership of the land where the mosque was located. VHP etc. are asserting > that no mosque will be permitted in Ayodhya. As per VHP, mosque has to be > outside the ‘Shastriya Seema’ (Boundary) as given in the Ramcharita manas > (The Ram Legend, by Tulsidas) of Ayodhay. Meaning there by that Ayodhya is a > holy place of Hindus only. Meanwhile, BJP and other associates have been > instructed to step up the demand for building Ram temple at the precise spot > where they had demolished the mosque on 6th December 1992. > > > > It must be made clear that Ayodhya means (A+Yudhya: A no war zone). It is > not only holy for Hindus. Ayodhya has been a focal point of many religions, > Buddhism, Jainism and Hinduism. From about fifth century BC fairly large > Buddhist community was living in Ayodhya. Though this religion suffered a > setback during first millennium AD, several remnants of its existence did > survive. According to Jain tradition Ayodhya was the birthplace of the first > and fourth Tirthankara. The early places of Hindu worship of Ayodhya were of > Shaiva or Vishnu provenance. The specific worship of Rama even as an avatar > of Vishnu is a much later development. References to the image of Rama > appear only in sixth Century. Nawab of Awadh region, where Ayodhya is > located had given land for the biggest temple in the area, Hanuman gadhi. > > > > > > One of the arguments being put forward is that state should take up the > building of the Ram Temple at Ayodhya the way Somnath temple was built by > the state. Advani and many others have been claiming that the Somnath > reconstruction was done as per the decision of the Nehru cabinet. This is a > total lie. Since the public memory is too short anything propagated > repeatedly starts sounding like being true, the way Hitler’s propaganda > minister Gobbles used to do. Contrary to this a little peep into the recent > history will show us that Indian Government had nothing to do with the > reconstruction of Somnath temple. The lie that Nehru Government had > reconstructed or supported Somnath reconstruction is a distortion of the > fact that two ministers of Nehru cabinet were involved in the reconstruction > in their personal capacity. As such when the idea of reconstructing temple > at Somnath was mooted by Sardar Patel, Gandhi who was alive at that time > opined that Hindus are themselves capable to build the temple and they don’t > need Government money or assistance for reconstruction neither should > Government give money for such a construction. > > > > With the death of Sardar Patel, K.M.Munshi and N.V. Gadgil, who were > ministers in Nehru’s Cabinet, took up reconstruction work at personal level. > There was no question of reconstruction proposal being passed by the Cabinet > as falsely being claimed by communal forces. After the completion of the > temple for its inauguration, the then President of India Dr. Rajedra Prasad > was invited. He accepted the invitation against the wishes of Pundit > Jawaharlal Nehru. Nehru opined that public officials should never publicly > associate with faiths and shrines. > > > > This falsehood is being deliberately put forward to pressurize for temple > construction, irrespective of the court ruling. Today nearly two decades > after the demolition of the Babri Mosque, we have seen as to how much damage > this Ram temple campaign has done to the political scene in the country. One > also recalls that immediately after the Babri demolition, the then Prime > minister Narsimha Rao had proclaimed that the Mosque will be rebuilt at the > same spot. Accepting the outcome of demolition will be giving legitimacy to > the criminal act perpetrated by RSS combine. > > > > At the moment there are diverse opinions about what should be done at the > site. Most of the Muslim groups have committed to respect the court verdict. > The VHP etc. on the contrary are campaigning for temple irrespective of the > outcome of court cases. Even before the demolition they had asserted that it > is the ‘faith’ and not the law of the land which will guide their actions. > In a democracy, it is the law of the land which should dictate the policies > of the state and the actions of political groups. At this crucial juncture, > what is needed is the utmost respect for law and promotion of communal amity > and national integration. Since the demolition of the masjid the communal > amity has been badly mauled. The suspicion about each other, the communal > divides have widened and there is a set back to the concept of the rights of > weaker sections of society and minorities. > > > > The spreading of lies and emotive campaigns by political parties are not in > accordance with the values of Indian Constitution. The elected > representatives of people are duty bound to follow the Indian Constitution, > so there is a need to appeal to all concerned to come to this basic > understanding to uphold the values of freedom movement as enshrined in the > Indian Constitution and let the court judgment be the decisive factor of > future course of action. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "humanrights movement" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement?hl=en. > >
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