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Legality of Law on Ayodhya.pdf
DailyO
(2018)
Abstract
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) is at it again. So is the Rashtriya Sywamsevak Sangh (RSS). With the Supreme Court storing away hearings on the Ayodhya dispute to an uncertain date, an ordinance chant has taken over. The political devotees of Lord Ram want his birthplace, his shrine, consecrated by legislation. They want it now.
“Hindus are running out of patience”, Giriraj Singh, a central minister, scowled ominously. “No one knows what may happen if they run out of patience”. Singh and his acolytes believe the Supreme Court is dallying purposefully. They believe a parliamentary legislation – or ordinance – is an elegant way out: Seize the matter from the judges; consign the disputed land to Hindu sects; deny Muslims any claim to it; settle the weary dispute forever. Should the Modi government oblige? Legally speaking, can it even oblige?
Keywords
- Ayodhya,
- Legislation,
- Ordinance,
- Legality,
- RSS,
- VHP,
- Narendra Modi,
- Supreme Court
Disciplines
Publication Date
November 2, 2018
DOI
https://www.dailyo.in/politics/ordinance-on-ram-mandir-ayodhya-dispute-supreme-court-parliament-private-member-s-bill-bjp-rss/story/1/27586.html
Citation Information
Shubhankar Dam. "Legality of Law on Ayodhya.pdf" DailyO (2018) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/shubhankar_dam/64/