"Kashi, Mathura and Ayodhya are very special for Hindus as they are associated with the lives of Bhagwan Shiva, Bhagwan Krishna and Bhagwan Ram. Muslims have no sentiments for the mosques built here," he reportedly said.
A district court in Varanasi has directed that the keys to the "Vyas ji ka tehkhana" basement in the Gyanvapi complex be handed over to the district magistrate.
A suit was filed in 1991 by the Ancient Idol of Swayambhu Lord Vishweshwar and 5 others before a local court in Varanasi seeking the removal of the mosque and restoration of the disputed land to Hindus.
“We submitted the report in a sealed cover in the court today. The court has fixed December 21 as the next date to look into the report,” said advocate Amit Srivastava, representing the ASI, in Varanasi. The report will be shared with the petitioners on December 21.
Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain recalled how helpless he felt when up to 50,000–60,000 Muslims, protesting the court-ordered video survey of the disputed structure in May 2022, surrounded his car
Supreme Court refused to interfere with the order passed by the Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court transferring Gyanvapi Case to a different bench