During a speech in the Lok Sabha on Saturday, Asaduddin Owaisi, who leads AIMIM, said that the Babri mosque will always remain at the Ram Temple site in Ayodhya. He ended his speech by saying ‘Babri Masjid zindabad.’ This means he supports the Babri mosque. Owaisi’s speech brought attention to the ongoing discussions and disagreements about the site.
“My faith that the mosque still exists and will remain at the place where it once stood. Babri Masjid was, is and will remain. Long live Babri Masjid, long live India, Jai Hind,” he said.
Replying to a discussion on the construction of the Ram Temple in Lok Sabha, Owaisi said the BJP government gave the impression that one religion triumphed over another.
“I want to ask if the Modi government is the government of a particular community, religion or the government of the entire country? Does GoI have a religion? I believe that this country does not have a religion. Through 22nd January, does this government want to give a message that one religion triumphed over the other?” he added.
He said he respects Lord Ram but hates Nathuram Godse who killed Mahatma Gandhi.
“What message do you give to the 17 crore Muslims in the country?…Am I a spokesperson of Babar, Jinnah or Aurangzeb?…I respect Lord Ram but I hate Nathuram Godse because he killed the person whose last words were Hey Ram,” he added.
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During his address in the Lok Sabha, Asaduddin Owaisi accused the Modi government of commemorating the events of December 6. This date marks the demolition of the Babri Masjid by right-wing activists in 1992.
Nearly three decades after this incident, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in 2019. It decreed that the disputed land in Ayodhya should be handed over to a trust for the construction of the Ram Temple. Additionally, the Court directed the government to allocate a separate 5-acre plot to the Muslim community for the construction of a mosque.
