Ayodhya: We need constitution there, not compromise
Having pushed the country back into few years during the rule economically, financially, and socially, Modi government has now set aside the agenda of development and is engaging people with emotional aspects. The Pulwama incident and aftermath were part of this game plan of BJP.
Initially, people were provoked using the images of the soldiers’ dead bodies. Later false claims were made that the deaths were avenged, to the people. But this effort of BJP fell flat with IAF pilot Abhinandan turning getting captured by the Pakistan military after he crash landed in their area. Pakistan made a very seasoned diplomatic move and showed the world that they were willing to take first step towards peace. This set the India back by many steps.
Even the claim of having killed 300 soldiers is also understood to be an untrue thing now. If someone had hoped that the Rafale ghost would be gone forever amidst all this, it has come right back through the window.
The inevitable and embarrassing situation of documents relating to Rafale deal going missing and the government being forced to admit that in the court, has come up. The government is creating highly embarrassing situation for the government. The last weapon for the government to capture the votes would be the Ayodhya verdict. For this reason, the whole country is awaiting the verdict with bated breath. No matter what the verdict would be, BJP is all set to use it for its benefit and make it a part of election manifesto.
If the verdict comes against the interest of BJP, Sangh Parivar activists would take to streets all over the country. Court is bent upon compromise owing to high emotions running in this case. The court feels ownership confusions can be sorted here. But what the court has not specified is the way in which the wound to heart and minds can be healed.
More than anything else, when did this wound occur? Who sustained it? These are the main issues. Will the court admit that Babur demolished the temple and constructed a masjid? Does the court have all the evidences to prove this claim? Or is the court saying the process of collapse of Babri masjid is the wound that is hurting the communities?
The court is not too clear on these fronts. They are somewhat very confusing statements. The only option left for the court is to heal the wounds that have hurt the heart of constitution.
Compromise is a rather tricky solution. But it can never be justice served. This is not something that the highest court in the country does not know.
Even if we assume we can take the approach of compromise as stated by the court, can it be a solution for everything? Now if the muslims allow a temple to be constructed on the site, will this solve the problem as per the court?
Sangh Parivar has presented this argument that a masjid was built over a temple not just in the matter of Babri, but also about masjids in Kashi, Mathura and other places too. Even if Ayodhya case is wrapped up, they have another list of masjids which they’d bring up to create more communal unrest.
Hence if the court opts to silence the justice in the name of compromise, this would lead to more gruesome mishaps in the future. A compromise is something like a defense of Babri being razed. It would mean the court is encouraging more masjids to be razed to ground.
More than anything else, this is not an emotional issue. Those who want to build Ram Mandir are not followers of Ram’s ideals. They represent the ideology that was followed by Lord Ram’s ardent devotee Gandhiji. This isn’t an unknown thing for the court. But it need not give the verdict under duress of a looming communal clash outside.
It would be best if the verdict does not come before elections. The only way left for the Supreme Court is to decide based on the constitution as the rule book. If the constitution is suspended over the fear of miscreants, we may even be forced to dismiss it completely in the future by the very people.
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Mumbai-Pune Expressway connecting link now fully operational
Mumbai (PTI): The Mumbai-bound carriageway of the Mumbai-Pune Expressway connecting link was opened to vehicular traffic on Saturday noon after a delay caused by the dismantling of inauguration infrastructure and cleaning work, a day after the Pune section became operational.
The 13.3 km-long "missing link", which bypasses a section of the Bhor Ghat stretch of the expressway and cuts travel time between Mumbai and Pune by 25 to 30 minutes, was inaugurated a day earlier by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in the presence of Deputy CMs Eknath Shinde and Sunetra Pawar.
The Pune-bound carriageway of the corridor was opened to traffic immediately; however, the Mumbai-bound section remained closed to traffic for several hours after the inauguration.
An official of the Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation told PTI on Saturday that the opening of the Mumbai-bound carriageway was delayed mainly due to the dismantling of the inauguration infrastructure and cleaning work.
The removal of the stage and other decorations was completed in the morning. The work to load and transport the material slightly delayed the opening of the carriageway.
Vehicular movement on the carriageway began after all the remaining material was cleared and road cleaning was completed, the official added.
The expressway control room said that despite significant vehicular movement, the access-controlled highway has not witnessed any major traffic snarls since Friday evening, after the Pune-bound carriageway of the missing link was opened to traffic.
The Missing Link project connects Khopoli (in Raigad) on the Mumbai side to Kusgaon near Lonavala in Pune district and is expected to make the expressway fully access-controlled, easing congestion in the ghat section.
Developed by the MSRDC and dubbed an "engineering marvel", the project includes two tunnels, two viaducts and a cable-stayed bridge over Tiger Valley. It bypasses the steep, accident-prone ghat section, where frequent traffic snarls are reported during weekends and on public holidays.
