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AIMPLB to seek review of Ayodhya verdict, refuses alternative 5-acre plot

"The land of the mosque belongs to Allah and under Sharia law, it cannot be given to anybody," AIMPLB secretary Zafaryab Jilani told reporters after a meeting of the board

Members of All India Muslim Personal Law Board during the Press Conference after Supreme court Verdict on Ram Janam Bhumi in New Delhi on Saturday/PHOTO-DALIP KUMAR
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Press Trust of India Lucknow
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) decided on Sunday that it would file a petition seeking review of the Supreme Court's judgement in the Ayodhya issue.

"The land of the mosque belongs to Allah and under Sharia law, it cannot be given to anybody," AIMPLB secretary Zafaryab Jilani told reporters after a meeting of the board here.

"The board has also categorically refused to take five-acre land in Ayodhya in lieu of the mosque. The board is of the view that there cannot be any alternative to the mosque," he added.

Settling a fractious issue that goes back more than a

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