10-14-2019, 12:35 AM
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world...53771.html
India will this week wrap up a hearing on an archaeological dispute that has divided the nation for decades, pitting powerful organised religious groups against a deity itself.
The Supreme Court is hearing the case of what to do with the site where, in 1992, a mob of Hindu nationalists tore down the Babri Masjid mosque in the city of Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. The incident sparked riots across the country.
The matter evokes such intense opinions on both sides because some Hindus believe that the site is the birthplace of the deity Lord Ram. They say this claim is bolstered by a 2003 archaeological survey that concluded a temple may once have stood on the ground where the 16th century mosque was built.
And the issue is finally coming to a head after the landslide re-election of Narendra Modi for a second term as prime minister in May. Mr Modi’s Hindu nationalist BJP campaigned on a pledge to build a new temple to Lord Ram on the demolished Babri Masjid site.
Wow, this sounds like a mess . You'd hope that there could be some kind of joint agreement; however, considering the amount of religious unrest that takes place in India, that doesn't seem likely at all ...
Of course, I fear that this won't truly 'resolve' the dispute, because whichever side loses out from it is just going to feel very aggrieved, and they won't accept the result .
India will this week wrap up a hearing on an archaeological dispute that has divided the nation for decades, pitting powerful organised religious groups against a deity itself.
The Supreme Court is hearing the case of what to do with the site where, in 1992, a mob of Hindu nationalists tore down the Babri Masjid mosque in the city of Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. The incident sparked riots across the country.
The matter evokes such intense opinions on both sides because some Hindus believe that the site is the birthplace of the deity Lord Ram. They say this claim is bolstered by a 2003 archaeological survey that concluded a temple may once have stood on the ground where the 16th century mosque was built.
And the issue is finally coming to a head after the landslide re-election of Narendra Modi for a second term as prime minister in May. Mr Modi’s Hindu nationalist BJP campaigned on a pledge to build a new temple to Lord Ram on the demolished Babri Masjid site.
Wow, this sounds like a mess . You'd hope that there could be some kind of joint agreement; however, considering the amount of religious unrest that takes place in India, that doesn't seem likely at all ...
Of course, I fear that this won't truly 'resolve' the dispute, because whichever side loses out from it is just going to feel very aggrieved, and they won't accept the result .
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