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India News: Learn about the key figures who played a significant role in the Ram Janmabhoomi movement and the events that unfolded. Explore their contributions and the legal battles surrounding the disputed site.
Raghubar Das was a mahant of the Nirmohi Akhara, who moved a local court in 1885 for permission to build a mandap for Rams worship on the ‘chabutra, or platform, in front of Babri Masjid. He had to move the Faizabad district court after his plea was rejected. And, the same thing happened again, as the judge ordered status quo, saying it was too late to amend a “mistake committed over 350 years ago”.
Ram Temple: The pran pratishtha ceremony at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on Monday marks the culmination of a 70-year struggle between Hindus and Muslims over the ownership of the Ram Janmabhoomi. KK Nayar, the district collector of Faizabad in 1949, played a key role in the placement of idols inside the Babri Masjid, defying then Prime Minister Nehru s order to remove them. Nayar s profile is included in the invitation to the ceremony. On the other hand, Nripendra Misra, a retired IAS officer, is overseeing the construction of the temple as the chairman of the committee.
VHP had announced it would take up the “liberation” of the temple in 1984. The BJP, which was on the path of “Gandhian socialism”, took five more years to come on board