We're ok with building Babri Masjid at a distance, Shia Board tells SC

Board asserts ownership of Babri land, says mosque and temple can't co-exist, will create conflicts

The Shia Central Waqf Board on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the Babri Masjid could be built at a distance from the disputed site in Ayodhya.

In its submission to the apex court, the Shia Board claimed that the Babri Masjid was its property and that the right to negotiate an amicable settlement of the dispute was solely vesteed with it.

Seeking more time from the Court to set up a committee for exploring such an amicable settlement, the Board said conflicts owuld arise if the Ram temple and the mosque co-existed

It further suggested that