External forces’ against amicable solution in Ayodhya, says Ansari-Wed Oct 13 2010, 06:20 hrs

External forces’ against amicable solution in Ayodhya, says Ansari

Wed Oct 13 2010, 06:20 hrs


Maintaining that those from outside Ayodhya should not attempt to politicise the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri mosque issue, the oldest litigant in the title suite Hashim Ansari on Tuesday said that “external forces” did not want an amicable solution to the dispute and were creating hindrances to it.


“The external forces (i.e.,those from outside Ayodhya) are creating hindrance in reaching out for an amicable solution to the mandir-mosque dispute as they do not want it (to be resolved),” Ansari told reporters here.

Ansari’s comments came after he took a pledge in the middle of Saryu river with a number of saints that he would treat the issue as “top priority” and would continue his attempts to achieve an amicable solution to the dispute.

“The amicable solution to the dispute will give the message of peace and unity worldwide,” Ansari said, adding that political parties should distance themselves from the issue and should not play politics over it. “We have to give the message that Hindu-Muslim-Sikh-Isai are brothers,” Ansari said.


The saints also exhorted that “external forces” should remain silent and political parties should keep themselves away from the issue, which can be solved amicably.



The saints accompanying Ansari included the Mahant of Jamwant Kila Awadh Ram Das, Swami Hardayal Shastri, Prahlad Sharan Das, Mahant Khun Khun Das and three sufi saints from Gujarat.