Proposed land for Ayodhya Mosque.
– Photo : Amar Ujala.
Expansion
Along with the Ayodhya Ram Mandir verdict, the Supreme Court had also talked about giving land for the mosque. The Ram Mandir is almost built, darshan has also started but the process of mosque construction is stuck. While the work of Ram Mandir construction is 80 percent complete, the process of mosque construction has not moved forward even a step in the last five years. The situation is such that the mosque trust has not been able to get the map passed for the proposed mosque construction in Dhannipur. The mosque trust is citing lack of funds as the reason for this.
On November 9, 2019, the Supreme Court gave its verdict in favour of the Ram temple in the Ayodhya dispute. The Supreme Court ordered the central government to allocate five acres of land to the Sunni Waqf Board for the construction of a mosque. After this, the district administration allotted five acres of land in Dhannipur village of Sohawal for the construction of a mosque. After the Supreme Court’s decision, the construction of the Ram temple is almost complete, but the foundation of the mosque to be built in Dhannipur has not been laid yet.
The estimated cost of construction of Charity Hospital is Rs 300 crore
Athar Hussain, secretary of Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation, says that the primary reason for the delay in the construction of the mosque is lack of funds. He says that the trust is making a comprehensive plan for construction on this land. According to the plan, apart from the mosque, a state-of-the-art cancer hospital, a community canteen and a museum to preserve the memories of the first war of independence of 1857 will be built here. Hussain says that less money has been collected than expected, so the work is getting delayed. He said that the construction of the mosque is estimated to cost around 12 crores but the construction of the charity hospital is estimated to cost around 300 crores.
Committees were creating hurdles in getting permission
Indo Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF) dissolved all its four sub-committees on Friday. Athar Hussain said that this decision has been taken to get permission to receive foreign donations, as all the sub-committees were becoming an obstacle in getting permission. Along with this, there was news of opening fake bank accounts in the name of the mosque. To deal with this, the trust had also lodged an FIR. According to the secretary of the trust, the administrative committee, finance committee, mosque development committee and media and publicity committee have been dissolved.
The trust applied for FCRA
Athar Hussain said that a fee of about one crore rupees will have to be paid to get the map passed. So far this much money could not be collected. So far only about one crore rupees have been received as donations. Registration in FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act) is required to receive foreign donations. Therefore, an application has been made for registration. The audit report of three years has been submitted. After registration, donations will start coming from Gulf countries, after which there is every possibility of the shortage of funds being overcome.
