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Mediation of RSS, Kanchi Acharya rejected

NEW DELHI, MARCH 5. A parallel `endeavour' by Muslim and non-Sangh Parivar Hindu religious leaders here to sort out the contentious Ayodhya issue today rejected the mediation of RSS and Kanchi Shankaracharya and demanded a ban on the VHP and arrest of its top leaders.

At a joint meeting, Hindu leaders led by Shankaracharya of Goverdhanpeeth Swami Adhokshajananda and Muslim ulemas led by Maulana Nomani of Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Hind said no temple construction should be allowed till both communities reach a negotiated settlement.

``Any attempt (on the Government's part) to seek RSS support through Jayendra Saraswathi is unacceptable,'' they said in a resolution passed at the meet organised by the Universal Association for Spiritual Awareness in association with Anjuman Minhaj-e-Rasool.

The meeting also demanded a ban on the VHP and Bajrang Dal and arrest of its leaders, including Ashok Singhal, Acharya Giriraj Kishore and Praveenbhai Togadiya under the National Security Act.

It also demanded that ``all anti-social elements gathered in Ayodhya'' be evicted forthwith.

The leaders demanded dismissal of the Narendra Modi government in Gujarat ``for its failure to save innocent lives and property''.

The meeting was attended among others by former Cabinet Secretary Zafar Saifullah and Omprakash Acharya, secretary of the Kashi Vidwat Parishad.

- PTI

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