A dream come true, says former Uttar Pradesh CM Kalyan Singh on Ayodhya verdict
Lucknow, Nov 11: BJP leader Kalyan Singh, who was the Uttar Pradesh chief minister when the Babri Masjid was demolished, has hailed the Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict, saying it was all-inclusive and should not be seen as anyone's victory or defeat.
He said the judgment on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute was "all-inclusive" and has been welcomed by all .
It has brought the curtains down on the 500-year-old dispute," Singh said on Monday.
The SC on Saturday ruled in favour of the construction of a Ram temple at the disputed site.
It also ordered the allocation of an alternative five-acre plot elsewhere in Ayodhya for a mosque to replace the one demolished by kar sevaks in December 1992, when Kalyan Singh was chief minister.
"The verdict should not be taken as a win or defeat. It is a matter of faith for all and there should be no politics over it, he said.
The apex court has very wisely not given the rights to the land to an individual," he added.
The BJP veteran predicted that the temple could be constructed by 2022 or 2023.
"I am a Ram bhakt and have been associated with it since long. Like all countrymen, I also want a temple that has unparalleled grandeur at the birthplace of Lord Ram, with the decks finally cleared for construction of Ram temple, it was the realization of a dream for him, he said.
Singh, who recently rejoined the Bharatiya Janata Party after completing his term as Rajasthan governor, hoped that the temple will bring employment opportunities.
He said Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will develop Ayodhya into a special pilgrim centre, giving in a place on the world map.
Kalyan Singh faces a case in a special CBI court over criminal conspiracy to demolish the Babri mosque. He said so far seven witnesses have deposed in but refused to comment further.
Asked to comment on the Supreme Court observation on the demolition of the mosque, Singh said he paid the price for not maintaining law and order by tendering his resignation the same day and accepting moral responsibility.
The judgment said the demolition was a serious violation of the rule of law.
Singh, who has been visiting Ayodhya often, said he planned to go there again but the date will be decided later.
Asked who would lay the foundation stone for the Ram temple, he said it could be Prime Minister Narendra Modi or anyone else picked by the trust to be set up on the directions of the apex court.
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
