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seeking access to a Hindu temple be- person, any institution is free to ap-
hind it. proach the court and when the lower
In the Ayodhya case, a five-judge court’s decision was challenged by the
bench of the Supreme Court had in Muslim side in the higher court, the
November 2019 unanimously ruled court rejected. The court’s decision
in favor of Ram Lalla and said the must be respected,” he added.
entire disputed land spread over 2.7 Notably, the local court had
acres will be handed over to a trust ordered to conduct a survey of the
formed by the government, which will Gyanvapi Masjid which was later
monitor the construction of a Ram challenged in the Allahabad High
temple at the site. court. Further questioning Owaisi’s
The top court also added that “fear” in conducting a survey of the
an alternative five acres of land at mosque, the MP enquired about the
a prominent location in Ayodhya truth that would be “exposed through
should be allotted for the construc- the survey”.
tion of a mosque following consulta- “What is the fear in the survey of
tion between the Centre and the state Gyanvapi mosque? Which is the truth
government. that he does not want to be exposed
In a related development, Bhara- UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath offers prayers at Ram Lala Temple in Ayodhya (ANI Photo) through the survey?” the MP asked.
tiya Janata Party MP Harnath Singh He cited the example of the Ram
Yadav on Sunday hit out at All India to rekindle the era of hatred as the and Muslims in the country and he is Janmabhoomi verdict delivered by
Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief one in the 1990s. He was referring to dreaming of becoming Jinnah. So, a the Supreme Court in 2019 which
Asaduddin Owaisi and demanded his the row over the survey of Gyanvapi case of sedition should be registered was widely accepted by people and
arrest under a sedition case. Masjid in Varanasi. Speaking to re- against him and should be put in jail representatives of all communities,
The remarks came after Owaisi porters, Yadav said, “Owaisi’s inten- immediately.” and said that the Muslims should ac-
on Saturday said the BJP and Rash- tion needs to be understood. Owaisi “As far as the survey of Gyanvapi cept the order of the local court in a
triya Swayamsevak Sangh are trying wants to create a rift between Hindus Masjid in Varanasi is concerned, any similar manner.

Mathura court told to dispose of Shri Krishna

Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid in four months

he Lucknow Bench of Alla- Yogi Adityanath said that permission
habad High Court on Thurs- would be required to use loudspeak-
Tday ordered the Mathura court ers at religious places. He also said
to dispose of all the cases of the Shri that the sound of the loudspeakers
Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah must not be heard outside the prem-
Masjid dispute within four months. ises.
The High Court was hearing the The temple trust took the deci-
petitions for early disposal of the cas- sion to stop using the loudspeakers
es of Mathura’s Shri Krishna Janmab- on Wednesday. The decision came
hoomi and Shahi Idgah Masjid dis- in response to the state government’s
pute on Thursday. The High Court guidelines issued on Tuesday on the
also said that if the Sunni Waqf Board use of loudspeakers. The secretary
and other parties are not involved in of the temple trust Kapil Sharma
the hearing or attempts are made to said that the loudspeakers have been
hang the matter, then the court can turned off since Wednesday. The
issue ex-parte orders. loudspeakers were installed on the
The High Court’s order came top of the Bhagwat Bhawan.
on the plea filed by the petitioner Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi temple illuminates with colourful lights on Diwali last year (ANI Photo) Sharma said, “We have stopped
Narayani Sena national president the use of loudspeakers as per the
Manish Yadav. In his plea, the peti- move the Shahi Idgah mosque built in Narayani Sena, Shri Krishna Janmab- orders of the state government. This
tioner had appealed for the early dis- Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi. hoomi Mukti Nyas, Akhil Bharat decision has been taken to maintain
posal of the case. The suit filed in the Mathura Hindu Mahasabha and others are communal harmony here. Soon ar-
So far nine cases have been filed court has sought the removal of a pending in the court in which separate rangements will be made to ensure
in Mathura court in the case of Shri mosque said to be built in 1669-70 hearings are going on. that the sound from the loudspeaker
Krishna Janmabhoomi and Shahi on the orders of the Mughal emperor The plaintiffs and sages of all the remains within the temple premises
Idgah Masjid. The District Judge has Aurangzeb in the 13.37-acre premises cases have welcomed the directions of only.”
reserved the decision on a plea over of Katra Keshav Dev temple near the the High Court. However, a few devotees at the
the matter. The court will give its de- birthplace of Lord Krishna. Earlier, the Shri Krishna Janmab- venue expressed their reservations
cision on July 1. The hearing of both the parties hoomi Trust in Mathura stopped us- against the decision. A devotee said,
Ranjana Agnihotri, a resident of in this matter has been completed on ing loudspeakers to broadcast prayers “As per the Hindu traditions, it is
Lucknow had filed a suit demanding May 6 and after reserving the decision of Lord Shri Krishna while comply- believed that if you listen to these
the ownership of 13.37 acres of land by the District Judge, it has been fixed ing with the direction of the Uttar prayers on loudspeakers, you get
of Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi. In her for May 19. Pradesh government. God’s blessings while also finding a
legal suit, Agnihotri demanded to re- A total of nine cases including On April 21, UP Chief Minister divine connection.”

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