Tensions rise ahead of construction of Hindu temple on contested site
Islamic rulers built the Babri Mosque on the site in 1528 but Hindus believe it is the birthplace of Lord Ram
31 July 2020 - 08:55
Lucknow — Police have been ordered onto the streets of an Indian town where Hindu groups will next week begin building a temple on a site contested by Muslims for decades in a dispute that has sparked some of the country’s most bloody communal violence.
The Supreme Court of India ruled in 2019 that Hindus, who believe the site in the northern town of Ayodhya is the birthplace of Lord Ram, a physical incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu, be allowed to build a temple there...
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