Ayodhya Issue: Sunni Waqf Board accepts five acres allotted for mosque
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board (UPSCWB) on Monday accepted the five-acre alternate land that was offered to construct a mosque after the Supreme Court's landmark judgement in the Ayodhya case.
A charitable hospital, public library and Indo-Islamic cultural centre will also be constructed at the site.
According to officials here 6 members were present for the crucial meeting, while two of them -- Imran Mabood and Adul Razzaq -- chose to boycott it.
A senior board member said that the meeting first decided whether to accept the land or not, and later whether to construct a mosque or any other institution there.
Before the meeting, it was speculated that another member, Syed Imran Khan along with Razzaq were not in favour of accepting the alternative land as according to them, it violated Sharia law. Despite this, the chairman of the board, Zufar Ahmad Farooqui, was confident of the proposal being passed.
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