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Sikhs can use Wakf land, Muslims tell community 
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YAMUNANAGAR: Displaying not only generosity but the spirit of Sarbat Da Bhala, the Muslim community in a village in this district said it will open up a apart of the Wakf land for the use of Sikhs for religious purposes. The unique gesture has been made in Ratouli village, about 30 km from the district headquarters.  

At a meeting of the two communities last Thursday, Muslim leaders took the initiative to allow Sikhs to use a part of the land where they had erected a ‘nishan sahib' (the gurdwara flag post). The land belongs to the Wakf Board. Yamunanagar Deputy Commissioner Nitin Yadav said the final decision regarding the land had to be taken by the Chief Executive Officer of the Haryana Wakf Board at Ambala.  

The Muslims had initially objected when Sikhs raised a wall after the ‘nishan sahib' was put up. This led to tension between the two communities in the village. But after the Muslim community demanded that no harm should come to the local mosque, the Sikhs agreed to it. The decision taken by the Muslim community has eased tension in the village.

12 March 2008
 

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