New Delhi, October 06: Government should not step into the Ayodhya issue as it was a “private dispute” which should be left to the parties concerned to resolve, Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal has said.
Reconciliation must be left to the parties concerned.
The fact of the matter is that compromise and reconciliation is the way forward, he said.
“Government has no role to play in this. It can state publicly that the matter be resolved by the parties concerned.
But I don’t think we can force the government in such a complex situation. Why should government get involved in a private dispute,” Sibal, an eminent lawyer, said.
He told Karan Thapar in an interview that there are complex issues such as the issue of possession, who is in possession of the site.
“What is the concept of possession in the 17th century, 16th century India when it all happened.
–PTI