Ayodhya, July 26 (IANS) Hindu saints in Ayodhya and former litigant in the Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid case, Iqbal Ansari, welcomed the Uttar Pradesh government’s move to reconstitute the Special Investigation Team (SIT), following a Supreme Court order regarding the alleged misappropriation of donations and offerings made at the Ram Temple.Speaking to IANS, Jagadguru Paramhans Acharya of Tapaswi Chhawani thanked the apex court for reframing of the SIT which, he hoped, will clear the image of th…
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New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Ahead of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust meeting scheduled in Ayodhya on July 22 (Wednesday), religious leaders and former litigants on Tuesday called for transparency and accountability in the management of the trust, with a focus on allegations related to donation funds.Jagadguru Paramhans Acharya, Peethadheeshwar of Tapasvi Chhawani, said the upcoming trust meeting is significant and expressed hope that key decisions would be taken during the discussion…
Ayodhya, July 15 (IANS) Devotees continued to arrive in large numbers at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on Wednesday, with pilgrims asserting that their faith remains unshaken despite the ongoing Ram Mandir donation controversy. As the Special Investigation Team (SIT) continues its probe into the alleged donation-related irregularities, religious leaders and local stakeholders have called for patience and confidence in the investigation.General visuals from the Jagadguru Shri Ramanandacharya Dwar of …
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Hindu seers as well as petitioners in the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi case and Gyanvapi mosque-mandir dispute on Friday urged for strict action against all those found guilty in the Ram Temple donation embezzlement case.An FIR was lodged against eight people in the case and followed by the resignations of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust General Secretary Champat Rai and Trust member Anil Mishra. The eight accused were sent to three-day judicial custody.Speaki…
Ayodhya, May 21 (IANS) A day after Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind President, Maulana Syed Arshad Madani, suggested that cow should be given the status of ‘national animal’, former litigant in the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi case Iqbal Ansari and Hindu seers welcomed the suggestion.Speaking to IANS, Iqbal Ansari said: “If our Hindu neighbour calls the cow ‘Gau Mata,’ then it is our duty to do the same.”Regarding the upcoming Bakrid festival, he said: “Nowhere is there a mention about cows being sacrificed,…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Senior members of the Muslim community on Saturday welcomed the Allahabad High court’s judgment which held that the right to practise religion does not extend to converting private premises into an “unregulated congregational space”.The court dismissed a plea seeking permission and police protection for offering regular namaz at an alleged private property in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district.Commending the High Court’s decision, Muslim religious leader Maulana Chaudhary I…
Ayodhya, April 25 (IANS) Hindu seers on Saturday while supporting Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat’s conviction that India will become ‘vishwaguru’ (world leader) in the near future, cautioned that the nation needs to be wary of brain drain. Moreover, former Babri Masjid litigant Iqbal Ansari stressed that India is already a ‘vishwaguru’ and as long as brotherhood prevails among all religions in India, it will continue to remain so.Speaking at the foundation-stone laying cer…
Ayodhya (Uttar Pradesh), March 27 (IANS) On the occasion of the Ram Navami festival, former Babri Masjid litigant Iqbal Ansari on Friday presented Lord Ram Lalla’s picture as gifts to security staff and other devotees.Ram Navami, which marks the birth of Lord Ram — the seventh avatar of Vishnu — is celebrated during the nine-day Chaitra Navratri and is seen as a time to reflect on values such as truth, compassion, and righteousness.”This is Ayodhya’s faith. This is the prasad. I distribute i…
Ayodhya, March 26 (IANS) After former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and senior Congress leader, Digvijaya Singh, visited Ayodhya and offered prayers at the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple on Ram Navami, seers and religious figures in the temple town reacted sharply, questioning the intent behind his visit while asserting that devotion to Lord Ram should rise above political positioning.Mahant Sitaram Das of Saket Bhavan Temple took a critical view, alleging that leaders who had earlier questioned the exi…
Ayodhya, March 13 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu is scheduled to visit Ayodhya on March 19 to participate in a series of religious ceremonies at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya as part of special celebrations marking the Hindu New Year. Ahead of the occasion, former Babri Masjid litigant Iqbal Ansari said, “Ayodhya is a sacred city. It is the city of Lord Ram. People with good fortune get to visit here. We are happy that the President is visiting here. She is also fortunate to come here.”He further p…