Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas

Narendra Modi government's plea on undisputed land in Ayodhya threatens to stump Congress again

Mere months before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP seems to have unleashed their oldest lethal weapon in the form of a writ petition in the Supreme Court requesting it to release the "excess vacant land" around the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site, something that puts the Congress on the backfoot.

Fresh Ayodhya plea shows BJP's desperation for verdict in Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi case before LS polls

The Centre's writ petition in the Supreme Court maintains that the Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas had sought the return of this "excess" land to it. In 2003, the court had ordered that the status quo be maintained on this 67-acre plot.

Ayodhya dispute: Yogi Adityanath hails Centre's plea seeking to release excess land, says move was 'needed for India's prestige'

The Uttar Pradesh chief minister was referring to the writ petition filed by the central government in the Supreme Court to transfer 'excess', undisputed land to the Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas.

Ayodhya row: Centre files writ petition in Supreme Court to transfer 'excess', undisputed land to Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas

The Modi government has filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court, asking it to release the "excess" land the government had acquired in Ayodhya around the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site in Uttar Pradesh.

Centre wants 'excess' land acquired in Ayodhya returned to Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas: What is the 'non-disputed' area?

The Centre has filed a writ petition in SC, requesting it to modify a 2003 order so it can transfer the "non-disputed" parts of land acquired in Ayodhya to the Ram Janmabhoomi trust.

Physically missing, Babri Masjid still critical in shaping Indian politics, but either ordinance or law on Ram temple will end its relevance

In its afterlife, the Babri Masjid has become shorthand for the undermining secularism, democracy and the rule of law, of which India has had several examples in the last four years or so.

Ayodhya protests: Dharma Sabha, Shiv Sena posters splashed across temple town; religious akharas turn debating venues

The congregation on Sunday in Ayodhya is being held less than two weeks before the 26th anniversary of the demolition of the 16th century Babri Mosque.

Centre may ratchet up Ayodhya rhetoric for political gain, but violation of due process will likely boomerang on BJP

The problem is that the BJP has invested heavily in the temple issue because it thinks it can win the upcoming Vidhan Sabha elections and the Lok Sabha elections next year by exploiting it.

Muslims leave Ayodhya as Shiv Sena, VHP members raise Ram Mandir pitch; authorities claim situation normal

Observing the influx of Shiv Sena and Vishwa Hindu Parishad members in Ayodhya to raise pitch for Ram Mandir, local Muslims have been struck by fear of a repetition of 1992 when the Babri mosque was demolished