Ayodhya: At new masjid site, youngsters speak on entire saga | Ground report

Ayodhya: At new masjid site, youngsters speak on entire saga | Ground report

With preparations in full swing for a grand foundation-laying ceremony for a new temple in Ayodhya, what is the mood at Dhannipur village, where the Uttar Pradesh government allotted a plot of land for a new mosque?

Hindustan Times national political editor Sunetra Choudhury reports from the hamlet which is over 20 km from the main Ayodhya city, and the site of the new 'Babri' masjid.

Some residents express relief at the construction of a temple, while others state that the construction of a mosque would be good, although it won't make any difference in their lives.

The stark takeaway from the new site is that the erstwhile dispute is not as emotive an issue here as seen in other places.

The reasons could range from the newer generations not being witness to the incidents of the early 1990s when the Babri masjid was illegally demolished, to the fact that given this settlement's distance from the main Ayodhya city, hardly any of the residents ever prayed at the original Babri mosque.

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