Updated November 9th, 2019 at 18:46 IST

Ayodhya verdict: VP Naidu sends message of 'peace & prosperity'

In light of the SC’s verdict on the Ayodhya case, VP Venkaiah Naidu took to Twitter and said that people of the country should move together towards peace.

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In light of the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Ayodhya case, wherein the Supreme Court unanimously awarded the disputed area to the Hindus for the construction of a temple, the Vice President of India Venkaiah Naidu took to Twitter and said that the people of the country should work together for peace. He also said that "this great land of ours has space for all".

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Let's nurture our heritage, Naidu tweets 

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Rahul Gandhi welcomes verdict 

Hailing the Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday, tweeted that one must respect the apex court's verdict. Gandhi tweeted in Hindi, "The Supreme Court has pronounced its verdict on the Ayodhya issue. Honouring this decision of the court, we all have to maintain mutual harmony. This is a time of brotherhood, trust, and love among all of us Indians."

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The Supreme Court's verdict in the Ayodhya dispute case

Pronouncing the landmark verdict in the Ayodhya dispute case, the Supreme Court on Saturday delivered a unanimous judgment in the title suit of the disputed area awarding it to the Hindu parties for the construction of a temple. It also directed the Centre to come up with a scheme within three months to set up a trust which will hand over the outer courtyard and inner courtyard of the site for construction of a temple. Apart from this, the SC stated that an alternate land of 5 acres is to be allotted to Muslims either by the central govt or the State govt, in a suitable and prominent place in Ayodhya. CJI Ranjan Gogoi, while delivering the unanimous judgment, dismissed the claims of the Sunni Central Waqf Board and the Nirmohi Akhara. He also termed that the three-way division of the disputed land by the Allahabad HC in its 2010 verdict is wrong.

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Published November 9th, 2019 at 14:57 IST