The controversy regarding the new mosque in Ayodhya, as pronounced by the Supreme Court in the landmark Ram Mandir verdict, shows no signs of resolution. Each passing day only intensifies the challenges faced by the construction project. The recent discontent is associated with Iqbal Ansari, who served as a petitioner in the Supreme Court regarding the Ram Janmabhoomi–Babri Masjid dispute.
Ansari resides across the street from the Ram Temple in a three-room home and witnesses thousands of people seeking Ram Lalla’s darshan every day. However, he lamented that a new mosque has not yet been constructed in lieu of the Babri.
“When 5 acres of land was given for the mosque, why did a museum start being built there? A Muslim of India can give money for a mosque, but will never donate for a mus