New Delhi: Dismissing the charge that government had moved the Supreme Court on the
Ayodhya issue out of political consideration, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on
March 4 asserted that it was done to expedite a solution to the crisis and gave an
assurance that mistakes of the past will not be repeated in Jammu and Kashmir.
"Government did not move the Supreme Court on the dispute over a piece of land
because of political consideration. This has not been done with any political
motive," he said replying to a debate on the motion of thanks to President's address
in the Rajya Sabha.
Asserting that all parties concerned would have to abide by the apex court verdict,
Vajpayee said the date of hearing on the petition for vacation of stay on the
undisputed land at Ayodhya has been decided and parties concerned could present their
views before the judiciary.
"From the very beginning we have maintained that the Ayodhya issue should either be
resolved through court verdict or through negotiations between the concerned
parties," he
said adding the government wanted the issue to be resolved expeditiously.
Observing that a "new chapter" has been opened in Jammu and Kashmir following free
and fair Assembly polls there, the Prime Minister said, "I can assure you that
whatever
mistakes were committed in the past will not be repeated".
Following the Prime Minister's reply, the Upper House adopted the motion of thanks to
the President's address by a voice vote after 490 amendments were withdrawn. The Lok
Sabha had adopted the motion on March 3.
PTI
