Normality restored in Asind, claims Cong. leader

By Our Special Correspondent

JAIPUR, AUG. 5. The president of the Rajasthan unit of the Congress, Dr. Girija Vyas, today said the Asind mosque issue would be settled through mutual dialogue between the two groups involved. ``The dialogue is on. Both the groups are willing for a negotiated, peaceful settlement,'' she said.

``The Congress wants permanent peace in the area. We are working for it. Normality has been restored,'' she said.

Talking to newspersons at the party headquarters here, Dr. Vyas said that people of Asind want to live in peace and harmony. ``Steps have been taken to restore normality. The response has been very positive. Mewar has a history of the Hindus and Muslims fighting together and not against each other.''

She refused to comment on the role of Rajesh Pilot Brigade in the demolition of a wall of the mosque. ``I came to know about the existence of such a body only during the current developments in Asind,'' she said, adding that she had informed Parliament last week that status quo had been restored in the case of the mosque. ``What I said was that the dialogue was on. The newly installed idol of Lord Hanuman had been removed from the site and there was a settlement on the use of the road leading to the dargah. As for rebuilding of the wall, the issue has been left to the Waqf Board.''

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