Is there any effort to negotiate an agreement on the Ayodhya land title case?
We have no contact with any party to this matter. After the hearings were completed, the judge asked our lawyer, as per procedure, if we want to settle by negotiation. Our lawyer said there is no scope for negotiations. On 17 September, our lawyer iterated the stand. How does the Muslim leadership view the case? There is no such thing as a Muslim leadership. There are a number of eminent organisations of national importance. The All India Majlis-e-Mushawarat was formed in 1965 to bring all of them together. When the Babri Masjid issue made headlines in 1986 after the sudden opening of the gate – I’ve never seen the government move so efficiently – we organised a meeting and formed the Babri Masjid Movement Coordination Committee. Two years later, we broke up, but continued to work together. Initially, there was some rancour and talk of break-ups, but we decided to stick together. Then, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board formed a committee with members of all these groups. Is there
