In Ayodhya, the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation yesterday (January 26) commenced the work for construction of a mosque by hoisting the national flag.
The Supreme Court in November 2019, paved the for the construction of a grand Ram Temple at the Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya. In the same judgment, it ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to allot five acres of land in Ayodhya to the Sunny Waqf Board for the construction of a mosque.
Subsequently, the government provided five acres of land near Ayodhya. The ‘Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation’ was set up on behalf of the Sunni Waqf Board to build a mosque on this land, the work for which began yesterday.
Zufar Ahmed Farooqi, President of the Islamic Cultural Foundation of India, hoisted the national flag and planted saplings along with the 12 members of the Foundation to commence the beginning of the construction of the mosque.
“Soil testing is going on in the ground and once the test results come out and the map is approved, construction will start. People are already funding the construction of the mosque,” he said. Last month, the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation released a blueprint for the new mosque, which will include a hospital, library, community hall and museum.