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Muslim board opposes move

NEW DELHI, MARCH 8. The All-India Muslim Personal Law Board tonight opposed any move to allow the VHP to conduct a ``symbolic puja'' at the undisputed site in Ayodhya on March 15 and threatened to approach the Supreme Court to stall it.

Reacting to the Union Minister of State for Home, I.D. Swami's statement in Ayodhya that the Government might allow the VHP to conduct a ``symbolic puja'', the Board convenor, S.Q.R. Illyas said, ``The Government has no authority to permit it. It is just a receiver of the land till the title suit pending before the Allahabad High Court is settled and the land distributed according to the Ayodhya Acquisition Act.''

Mr. Illyas regretted that despite repeated reminders, the Board has not been given any written proposal by the Kanchi Sankaracharya. ``We had demanded the seer's proposal in writing, the temple construction plan of the VHP and the written undertaking given by the Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas to the Prime Minister that they would abide by the court verdict.''

- PTI

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