Ayodhya, May 2 -- Former plaintiff in the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi case Iqbal Ansari on Saturday reacted to the Allahabad High Court's observation that offering namaz on public land is subject to state regulation.

Speaking to ANI in Ayodhya, Ansari said that religious practices should be carried out in designated places of worship and that public spaces should not be used for such purposes.

"Mosques are built specifically for prayers, so there is no need to use public land for offering Namaz... People must follow the law. If the court has made a ruling, then that decision should be respected," he said.

His remarks come in the backdrop of the High Court's ruling stating that offering namaz on public land falls under the purview of s...