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Sena wants ordinance, not mediation, on Ram temple

MUMBAI:Continuing with its hard-line stand on the Ram Mandir issue, the Shiv Sena on Saturday expressed scepticism about the Supreme Court’s mediators arriving at a solution.

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Shiv Kumar
Tribune News Service
Mumbai, March 9

Continuing with its hard-line stand on the Ram Mandir issue, the Shiv Sena on Saturday expressed scepticism about the Supreme Court’s mediators arriving at a solution.

“Politicians and even the Supreme Court have not been able to resolve this issue so far. So what can these three mediators do? Why did the dispute continue for 25 years, resulting in the loss of hundreds of lives if it could have been solved through mediation?” an editorial in Saturday’s edition of Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamna asked.

The newspaper said the government should have issued an ordinance to let the construction of a Ram Mandir begin at Ayodhya.

The newspaper wondered what the apex court would achieve by appointing three mediators to resolve the issue. “Arbitration and mediation will be ineffective in resolving this issue,” Saamna said.

The editorial said the issue should not be looked at merely as a dispute over land. “The dispute is only over 1,500 sq ft of land and not about the remaining 63 acres,” Saamna said. “For his own 1,500 sq ft of land, Lord Rama will now have to hold talks with the mediators. Even the gods could not escape the legal battle. Who should be held responsible for this?” Saamna wondered.

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