Muslim party presents key evidence of Babri Masjid construction

New Delhi: During the hearing of the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi title suit, the Muslim party presented key evidences in support of the masjid existence. It also claimed that the Masjid was built according to Shariah and no temple was demolished to build it.
Dr Rajeev Dhavan argued over the signs found on the masjid which indicate that the structure was a masjid. He said Babur built Babri Masjid in 1528 which has two key evidences. First one is the Masjid mimbar and the second one is its main entrance. Besides that, the third evidence is that Islamic ‘kalima’ is inscribed inside the masjid. Rajeev Dhavan produced over 100 colour photos of the Babri Masjid before the court.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court also closed a contempt of court case against Tamil Nadu based professor N Shanmugham after he tendered an apology for his conduct. Shanmugham had written to Dhavan threatening him over his appearance for Muslim parties in the Ayodhya case, prompting Dhavan to file a contempt plea before the Supreme Court.
A pointed query by a Supreme Court judge on Thursday, seeking clarification on the statement of a witness who deposed claiming to have witnessed worship of Lord Ram at the disputed structure prior to 1949, led to an aggressive reply from the Muslim parties’ counsel.
The Nirmohi Akhara, one of the parties in the lawsuit, had claimed no regular namaz was offered at the disputed structure since 1934. Muslim parties told the court there was no documentary evidence on record to show that disputed structure was not being used as a mosque between 1934 and 1949. They cited the agreement between the imam and the trustee where the latter was paying certain amount to the former.
Justice Ashok Bhushan queried senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, appearing for the Sunni Central Waqf Board, a witness had deposed that in December 1935 he had gone to Ayodhya along with his uncle when he was 12-13 years old and had the darshan at the Ram Janmabhoomi and other temples.