Yogi Adityanath will be invited to lay the foundation stone for various projects at the mosque, he said.
Lucknow:
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be invited to lay the foundation stone for various public facilities in a mosque to be built in Ayodhya village in Dhannipur by a trust formed by the Sunni central council of the Waqf, one of his office bearers said on Saturday.
“On the five-acre land in Dhannipur village, which was donated for the construction of a mosque on the directive of the Supreme Court, a hospital, library, community kitchen and research center will also be built. The public minister and chief Yogi Adityanath will be invited to lay the foundation stone for these projects, ”the secretary and spokesperson of the trust – Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF) – Athar Hussain told PTI.
He said the chief minister will not only participate in the program, but also help in the construction of these public facilities.
When asked whether Yogi Adityanath will lay the foundation stone for the construction of the mosque, Hussain said that according to the four schools of thought of Islam – Hanafi, Hanbali, Shafi and Maliki – there is no provision for lay the foundation stone. for a mosque.
Asked whether the mosque will be named “Babri Masjid”, Mr Hussain replied, “There is no such reflection. The name has yet to be finalized.”
“With the exception of the Masjid-e-Nabwi (Madina in Saudi Arabia) and a few other mosques, the names of other mosques do not matter. In the eyes of Allah, the ” sajda ” does in mosques is important, everything else does not make sense, ”he added.
The Sunni Central Council of the Waqf of the State of Uttar Pradesh for the construction of the mosque is in the process of setting up an office in the state capital, which will be operational in 10 to 12 days .
“The trust has been formed. In accordance with the rules, we have applied for a PAN card in his name and awaiting delivery, after which we will meet online and pass a resolution to open a bank account. met online last month. As for now, we have identified an office space and renovations are underway. It will take 10 to 12 days for the work to be completed, after which the office will be operational Said Mr. Hussain.
The state government allocated five acres of land in Dhannipur for the construction of the mosque. The IICF will oversee the construction of the mosque, Indo-Islamic research center, library and field hospital.
A member of the trust said, “Ayodhya District Magistrate Anuj Kumar Jha has officially handed over possession of the mosque land to the members of the trust. We have a certified copy of the income register.”
The Supreme Court in November last year cleared the way for a Trust to build a Ram temple at the disputed Ayodhya site and ordered the Center to allot an alternative five-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for the construction of a new mosque in a “prominent” location in the holy city of Uttar Pradesh.
The trust will have 15 members, nine of which have been declared and the rest will be finalized soon. “We will co-opt the remaining six trustees. The trust secretary will also be its official spokesperson,” said a member of the trust.
Meanwhile, the Samajwadi Party (SP) demanded an apology from Yogi Adityanath on Friday for his remark that he would not attend the inauguration of the mosque to be built in Ayodhya, replacing the demolished Babri Masjid.
After the “bhoomi pujan” for the Ram temple in Ayodhya, the chief minister declared on television that “as a yogi and as a Hindu” he could not go to the inauguration of a mosque .
“If you ask me as the chief minister, I have no problem with any belief, religion or community. If you ask me as a yogi, I certainly won’t go because as a Hindu, I have the right to follow my way of worship and act accordingly, ”he said.
“I am neither ” vaadi ” nor ” prativadi ” (neither petitioner nor respondent). That is why I will not be invited, nor will I go. I know that I will not receive such an invitation , “Yogi had said Adityanath.
“The day they invite me, the secularism of many will be in danger. This is why I want their secularism not to be in danger and I continue to work silently to ensure that everyone benefits from government regimes without no discrimination, ”he said. said.
SP spokesman Pawan Pandey criticized Yogi Adityanath for his remarks, claiming he violated the oath he took while assuming his duties as chief minister.
“He is the chief minister of the whole state and not just the Hindu community. Regardless of the Hindu and Muslim population in the state, he is the chief minister of all. This language of the chief minister lack of dignity. He should seek an excuse from people for that, “he said.
