The Allahabad High Court has ruled that the disputed holy land at Ayodhya, India will be split between Hindus, Muslims and a local sect, after years of sectarian violence over the ownership of the site.
The razing of the mosque didn't go down too well.
Thousands of people have died in factional violence in India since Hindu extremists destroyed a Muslim mosque located on the site in 1992. Many Hindus believe the site to be the birthplace of one of their most revered deities.
“All three sets of parties, i.e., Muslims, Hindus and Nirmohi Akhara are declared joint title holders of the property,” Judge S. U. Khan wrote in his ruling. The respective parties have been given three months to give their proposals for which section of the site they wish to claim, which local sect Nirmohi Akhara has been awarded specific areas of the land.
Security was tightened across the country for fears that the ruling could spark further rioting. The razing of the Babri mosque in 1992 led to violence which caused over 2,000 deaths across India.
India still has a long way to go, however, to catch up with the Israel on religious violence over disputed pieces of land. Fortunately, Ayodhya doesn’t mean anything to Jews or Christians.
Source: CNN
