As the Supreme Court on Thursday deferred the final hearing of the Ayodhya land dispute case to March 14, a three-point formula has, yet again, come up as an amicable settlement.
This time, the out-of-court settlement formula has been proposed by Amarnath Mishra, general secretary of Ayodhya Sadbhavna Samanvay Samiti, a coordination committee that , apparently, supports religious guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
The first point of the formula advocates construction of the Ram temple at the site where the idols are currently kept. It also demands the Muslims to give up their claim over the disputed site. Instead, the point says, an international university in the name of Bahadur Shah Zafar should be built on Ayodhya-Gorakhpur highway and a mosque should be built within the premises.
The second point states that the Muslims should take the land of Nirmohi Akharas, while handing over the disputed site to Hindu claimants. According to the third point, the temple should be constructed at the disputed site where the idols of Ram is placed, while the mosque should be built at a nearby place called Yusuf Aara Machine.
Highlighting the points, Mishra has submitted an eight–page proposal to Muslim Personnel Law Board (MPLB) member Maulana Salman Nadvi, for settling the case.
MPLB executive committee member Zafaryab Jeelani, who is also the coordinator of Babri Masjid Action Committee, said the proposal will be submitted and discussed at the AIMPLB board meeting that has begun in Hyderabad on Friday.
However, he added that since 1990, the board has made it clear that neither the mosque's land can be sold nor can it be surrendered or transferred.