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What Do the Youth of Ayodhya Hope to Gain From the SC Verdict?  

Here’s what the youth in Ayodhya has to say on the SC verdict,

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The Supreme Court on Saturday, 9 November, ruled in favour of a Ram temple on the disputed site in Ayodhya and said an alternate plot of land, measuring five acres, would be allotted to the Muslim parties. The Quint spoke to the youth in Ayodhya about their take on the verdict, and what could be the likely ramifications of the verdict in the historic town of Uttar Pradesh.

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Local youth, Ankit Kumar Pandey, said, “The mandir will boost tourism massively in Ayodhya and bring development to the town. Many of us who are not employed here will get a source of income because of the temple.”

“People used to be scared to come to Ayodhya because of an impending tension. Now that the verdict is out, there will be more people from across the country and beyond who will flock here,” said another young man, Ramji Pandey,

The hope for development in Ayodhya because of the temple was echoed by a Muslim youth too. Aijaz Ali told The Quint, “Muslims feel betrayed but it is true that when the temple is built in Ayodhya, there will more sources of income here.”

“The verdict has ensured that there is no other such day in Ayodhya when the curfew has to be imposed. When people from outside this town stop visiting, local businesses suffer a lot,” said Aijaz.

Most people from both the communities said they believed that with the verdict out, there’s hope for economic prosperity in Ayodhya since Prime Minster Narendra Modi and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath “would invest heavily in the temple.”

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Topics:  Ram Mandir   Ayodhya Verdict 

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