Updated November 9th, 2019 at 20:05 IST

Sanjay Singh on Ayodhya Verdict: 'AAP welcomes the SC verdict'

Aam Admi Party leader Sanjay Singh on Saturday welcomed the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya land dispute case and also spoke about the Kartarpur Corridor

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With the Supreme Court having given its final verdict on the Ayodhya land dispute case on Saturday, Aam Admi Party welcomed the decision of the top court. Reacting over the same, Aam Admi Party leader Sanjay Singh said, " The Supreme Court has unanimously delivered its verdict after listening to all the involved parties. All the parties should welcome the decision for the sake of the democratic strength and the brotherhood of the nation. All the groups involved in the matter have welcomed and respected the Supreme Court's judgment. Aam Admi Party also welcomes the decision of the top court. We appeal to the citizens of the country to not view the SC verdict as a win-lose scenario." 

The AAP leader also spoke about the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor and expressed his happiness over the same. He called the opening of Kartarpur to be a historic and a celebrations worth day for the Sikh community. The AAP leader also informed about Delhi CM's, 'Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojna' under which, the state government will now cover the expenses of the pilgrimage to Kartarpur.

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Supreme Court Verdict

Pronouncing the landmark judgment 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.

"Central government shall form in three to four months a scheme for setting up of a trust. They shall make necessary arrangements for the management of trust and construction of the temple," Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said while reading out the verdict. In its order, the Supreme Court also asked the Central or State government to provide an alternate land of 5 acres to the Muslims for the construction of a mosque.

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Delhi Government's Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojna

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on November 8informed about the pilgrimage to the Kartarpur Corridor being included in the Mukhyamantri Tirth Yatra Yojana. While announcing the same, the Delhi CM said, "On the occasion of the 550th Prakash Parv of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the Delhi Government has taken a historic decision, under the Chief Minister's pilgrimage scheme, now the elders of Delhi will also be shown darshan of Kartarpur Sahib, the Delhi Government will pay all the fees incurred in this journey."

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Published November 9th, 2019 at 19:16 IST