Babri Masjid in the early 1900s 
National

UP Sunni Central Waqf Board announces Trust for building mosque in 5-acre plot in Ayodhya

Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board President Zufar Ahmad Farooqui announced on Wednesday the formation of a Trust for construction of a mosque on a five-acre land in Ayodhya.

migrator

New Delhi

He said the Trust will have 15 members, of which names of nine have been declared. They will "co-opt six other members," Farooqui said.

The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board president said that he will be chief trustee and the chairman of the trust. 

"We made the Trust named Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation. It will oversee the construction of a mosque, Indo-Islamic research centre, library and hospital in the five-acre land allotted to the board in Ayodhya's Dhannipur village," Farooqui told PTI.

The Supreme Court had in November last year paved the way for the construction of a Ram Temple by a Trust at the disputed site at Ayodhya, and directed the Centre to allot an alternative 5-acre plot to the Sunni Waqf Board for building a new mosque at a "prominent" place in the holy town in Uttar Pradesh. 

The state government allotted a five-acre land in Dhannipur village in Sohaval Tehsil of Ayodhya.

Visit news.dtnext.in to explore our interactive epaper!

Download the DT Next app for more exciting features!

Click here for iOS

Click here for Android

Latest: Iranian-backed militias join fighting as conflict widens, intensifies

Middle East turmoil: Indian airlines cancel over 300 int'l flights on Mon

Modi-Carney talks: India, Canada seal landmark uranium deal; set USD 50 bn trade target

Madras High Court rejects plea seeking ban on goat, cattle slaughter in meat shops

Kauvery Hospitals opens dedicated GI bleed centres across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka