Friday, March 8, 2019

Indian court orders mediation in decades old Ayodhya dispute

India's Supreme Court has ordered mediation in the Ayodhya land dispute.

A three-member panel has been appointed, and the mediation process will be court monitored.

For decades, Hindu and Muslim groups have fought over the control of the site and the right to offer prayers there.

In 1992 a Hindu mob destroyed a 16th century mosque on the site, leading to riots in which 2000 people were killed.

Our India correspondent Neha Poonia reports.

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