'Taj Mahal belongs to India, not religious boards', Mughal descendant debunks Sunni Waqf's claim
6 years, 11 months ago

'Taj Mahal belongs to India, not religious boards', Mughal descendant debunks Sunni Waqf's claim

India TV News  

YH Tucy, who claims to be the great grandson of last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, has said the Sunni Waqf Board has no claim over the Taj Mahal and Ayodhya's Babri Masjid land. The Taj Mahal, is the nation's property and no one can claim any right over it, Tucy told IANS, in an interview. "Remember Emperor Shah Jahan has not written a deed in favour of Waqf," Tucy said. "I invited the Hindu Mahasabha and members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh activists for the Urs of Shah Jahan."

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‘Next, you’ll claim Taj Mahal as Waqf property’: MP High Court slams Waqf Board, dismisses their claims over historic Burhanpur Fort
7 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Next, you’ll claim Taj Mahal as Waqf property’: MP High Court slams Waqf Board, dismisses their claims over historic Burhanpur Fort

Op India  

On Tuesday, 6th August, the Madhya Pradesh High Court overturned a decision by the MP Waqf Board that claimed the Burhanpur Fort as Waqf ownership. The Waqf Board claimed that the Tomb of Shah Shuja, the Tomb of Nadir Shah, Bibi Sahib’s Masjid, and the palace located in the Fort of Burhanpur were Waqf property. Significant Courtroom Decision: The Madhya …

Tomb Of Shah Jahan's Daughter-In-Law Declared As 'Protected Monument', Waqf Board Can't Claim Ownership By Notification: MP High Court
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Tomb Of Shah Jahan's Daughter-In-Law Declared As 'Protected Monument', Waqf Board Can't Claim Ownership By Notification: MP High Court

Live Law  

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has recently held that the Waqf Board cannot claim ownership of monuments in the Fort of Burhanpur, already declared as 'ancient and protected' by the Central Government. The single bench added that the Board's notification wouldn't negate the notifications under the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act until the Chief Commissioner relinquished his guardianship over the property …

A Hindu outfit moves Civil Court in Agra to seek a ban on Shah Jahan's Urs in Taj Mahal
1 year, 1 month ago

A Hindu outfit moves Civil Court in Agra to seek a ban on Shah Jahan's Urs in Taj Mahal

Op India  

Days before the 369th ‘Urs’ of Mughal Tyrant Shah Jahan to be held at Taj Mahal, Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha has filed a petition before a Civil Court in Agra seeking a ban on the commemoration of Shah Jahan’s death. The ASI replied that neither Mughals, nor the British government or the Government of India have allowed ‘Urs’ celebration in …

'Mughals, British didn't...': Agra court to hear petition against Shah Jahan's 'urs' at Taj Mahal
1 year, 1 month ago

'Mughals, British didn't...': Agra court to hear petition against Shah Jahan's 'urs' at Taj Mahal

Hindustan Times  

Agra: The Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha, a right-wing organisation, has filed a plea in an Agra court against 'urs' at the Taj Mahal. ABHM spokesperson Sanjay Jat claimed neither the Mughals nor the British allow urs inside the Taj Mahal compound. The ASI replied that neither Mughals, nor the British government or the Government of India have allowed 'Urs' celebration …

Taj Mahal not built by king Shahjahan Delhi High Court PIL demands history books correction latest updates uttar pradesh – India TV
1 year, 4 months ago

Taj Mahal not built by king Shahjahan Delhi High Court PIL demands history books correction latest updates uttar pradesh – India TV

India TV News  

Taj Mahal history : The Delhi High Court on Friday directed the Archeological Survey of India to decide representation seeking change in the books of history pertaining to the construction of the Taj Mahal, claiming there is no historical evidence of demolition of palace of Raja Man Singh and fresh construction of Taj Mahal on the same site. The bench …

Delhi HC directs ASI to probe Hindu Sena plea on ‘wrong facts’ about Taj Mahal
1 year, 4 months ago

Delhi HC directs ASI to probe Hindu Sena plea on ‘wrong facts’ about Taj Mahal

Live Mint  

Taj Mahal plea: The Delhi High Court has asked the Archeological Survey of India to look into Hindu Sena representation plea that the Taj Mahal was not constructed by order of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. The plea by the Hindu Sena representation seeks that alleged factually wrong information about the Taj Mahal, its age, and who constructed it should …

Taj Mahal was not built by Shah Jahan but…, PIL filed at Delhi HC
1 year, 4 months ago

Taj Mahal was not built by Shah Jahan but…, PIL filed at Delhi HC

Live Mint  

In a bizarre claim, a petition was filed at the Delhi High Court citing Taj Mahal was not built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and accordingly, sought direction for the Centre to publish the correct history of the iconic monument. Surjit Singh Yadav, Hindu Sena President, who filed the petition, noted Taj Mahal was originally the palace of Raja Man …

Show documents: Shah Jahan's 'descendant' challenges Diya Kumari's 'Jaipur royals own Taj Mahal land' claim
2 years, 10 months ago

Show documents: Shah Jahan's 'descendant' challenges Diya Kumari's 'Jaipur royals own Taj Mahal land' claim

India Today  

Prince Yakub Habeebuddin Tucy, who claims to be the descendent of Mughals, posted a video in response to BJP MP Diya Kumari’s remarks on the ownership of the Taj Mahal’s land. People have the right to know what was there originally before the 'maqbara'.” TUCY REACTS In a video posted on his social media, Tucy challenged Divya Kumari’s claim and …

‘Do research’: HC denies nod to open Taj rooms
2 years, 10 months ago

‘Do research’: HC denies nod to open Taj rooms

Hindustan Times  

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Thursday rejected a plea to open 22 closed rooms in the Taj Mahal to ascertain the presence of Hindu idols, calling it a “mockery” of the public interest litigation system and asking the petitioner to research the topic first. Agra, May 12 : Allahabad High Court to hear a petition seeking …

‘Don't make a mockery…’ : Allahabad HC denies permission to open Taj Mahal rooms for search of Hindu idols
2 years, 10 months ago

‘Don't make a mockery…’ : Allahabad HC denies permission to open Taj Mahal rooms for search of Hindu idols

Hindustan Times  

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court on Thursday rejected a plea to open 22 closed rooms in the Taj Mahal to ascertain the presence of Hindu idols, calling it a “mockery” of the public interest litigation system and asking the petitioner to research the topic first. The plea, filed by Rajneesh Singh, a Bharatiya Janata Party youth media …

Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea For Fact-Finding Committee To Study "Real History" Of Taj Mahal
2 years, 10 months ago

Allahabad HC Dismisses Plea For Fact-Finding Committee To Study "Real History" Of Taj Mahal

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking the constitution of a fact-finding committee to research on the "real history" behind Taj Mahal. Petitioner disputed that Taj Mahal was a Mughal structure.The petitioner also sought a direction to the Archaeological Survey of India to open the sealed doors of over 20 rooms inside the Taj Mahal premises so …

Are We Here To Decide Who Built Taj Mahal?Tomorrow You Will Want To Go Inside Judges' Chambers : Allahabad High Court Pulls Up Petitioner
2 years, 10 months ago

Are We Here To Decide Who Built Taj Mahal?Tomorrow You Will Want To Go Inside Judges' Chambers : Allahabad High Court Pulls Up Petitioner

Live Law  

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Thursday pulled up a petitioner who sought a direction to the Archaeological Survey of India to open the sealed doors of over 20 rooms inside the Taj Mahal premises. The counsel for the petitioner submitted that a committee should be appointed by the court and a truth which the citizens of …

Taj Mahal built on Jaipur royal family's land: BJP MP Diya Kumari
2 years, 10 months ago

Taj Mahal built on Jaipur royal family's land: BJP MP Diya Kumari

Op India  

While a petition has been filed demanding to open locked 22 doors of Taj Mahal in Agra, Diya Kumari, a member of the Royal Family of Jaipur and an MP from the Bharatiya Janata Party, has claimed that the land where the Taj Mahal is located belonged to the Royal Family. Diya Kumari, while praising the petition filed for opening …

Taj Mahal land belonged to Jaipur’s ruler, was acquired by Shah Jahan: BJP MP
2 years, 10 months ago

Taj Mahal land belonged to Jaipur’s ruler, was acquired by Shah Jahan: BJP MP

Live Mint  

The land on which the Taj Mahal was built originally belonged to the erstwhile Jaipur royal family and was acquired by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan later, claimed BJP MP Diya Kumari on Wednesday. Her statements came in the backdrop of a petition filed in the Allahabad high court that sought directives to the Archaeological Survey of India to open 20 …

Taj Mahal land originally belonged to Jaipur royal family: BJP MP Diya Kumari
2 years, 10 months ago

Taj Mahal land originally belonged to Jaipur royal family: BJP MP Diya Kumari

Hindustan Times  

JAIPUR: The land on which the Taj Mahal was built originally belonged to erstwhile Jaipur royal family and it was acquired by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, Bharatiya Janata Party member of Parliament from Rajasthan’s Rajsamand, Diya Kumari claimed on Wednesday. BJP MP Diya Kumari has supported the petition filed in the Allahabad high court seeking a fact-finding inquiry into the …

Jaipur royal scion Diya Kumari stakes claim on land on which Taj Mahal was built
2 years, 10 months ago

Jaipur royal scion Diya Kumari stakes claim on land on which Taj Mahal was built

India Today  

Bharatiya Janata Party MP and former princess of Jaipur Diya Kumari has claimed the land on which the Taj Mahal was built originally belonged to her family. Diya Kumari’s remark comes after a petition has been filed in the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court asking the Archaeological Survey of India to examine the 22 locked rooms of the …

Won't stake claim to Taj Mahal: Sunni Wakf Board to SC
6 years, 11 months ago

Won't stake claim to Taj Mahal: Sunni Wakf Board to SC

The Quint  

New Delhi, April 17 The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Wakf Board on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it won't stake claim to the ownership of the Taj Mahal. In its hearing on April 11, the apex court asked the Wakf Board to produce an original title document bearing the signatures of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan to prove its claim. Telling …

Sunni Waqf board claims ownership of Taj Mahal, SC demands proof with Shah Jahan's signature
6 years, 11 months ago

Sunni Waqf board claims ownership of Taj Mahal, SC demands proof with Shah Jahan's signature

India TV News  

Sunni Waqf board claims ownership of Taj Mahal, SC demands proof with Shah Jahan's signature When the waqf board counsel told the court that Shah Jahan had himself declared it a Waqf property, the bench asked the board to show it the original deed executed by the Mughal emperor. The Uttar Pradesh Sunni Waqf Board has been asked by the …

Wakf board claims Shah Jahan gave it ownership of Taj Mahal; Supreme Court demands to see documents
6 years, 11 months ago

Wakf board claims Shah Jahan gave it ownership of Taj Mahal; Supreme Court demands to see documents

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, directed the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Wakf Board to produce documents bearing the signature of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to prove its claim of ownership over the Taj Mahal. The Archaeological Survey of India had petitioned the court in 2010 against the Wakf board’s July 2005 decision ordering that the Taj be registered as the latter’s …

Sunni Waqf Board claims Shah Jahan gave them Taj Mahal, SC demands transfer deed with his signature
6 years, 11 months ago

Sunni Waqf Board claims Shah Jahan gave them Taj Mahal, SC demands transfer deed with his signature

Op India  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Sunni Waqf Board to submit papers signed by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in which they were given the rights to the Taj Mahal. The SC has given a week’s time to the Sunni Waqf Board to submit the papers signed by the Emperor. These kinds of issues should not waste the time of …

Taj Mahal a tomb, not a Shiva temple: ASI
7 years, 1 month ago

Taj Mahal a tomb, not a Shiva temple: ASI

India Today  

With the Archaeological Survey of India finally filing an affidavit in an Agra court declaring the Taj Mahal as the tomb of Emperor Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal, the controversy over the Taj Mahal's alleged past as a Shiva temple is expected to finally come to an end. According to an ASI official, this entire controversy appears to …

BJP MP Vinay Katiyar claims Taj Mahal was a temple of Lord Shiva which was captured by Shah Jahan
7 years, 5 months ago

BJP MP Vinay Katiyar claims Taj Mahal was a temple of Lord Shiva which was captured by Shah Jahan

Firstpost  

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Vinay Katiyar claimed on Wednesday that Taj Mahal used to be a temple of Lord Shiva before it was captured by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan Bharatiya Janata Party MP Vinay Katiyar claimed on Wednesday that Taj Mahal used to be a temple of Lord Shiva before it was captured by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, according to …

Why the Taj Mahal is at the center of India’s cultural wars
7 years, 5 months ago

Why the Taj Mahal is at the center of India’s cultural wars

CNN  

Story highlights A controversy is raging over the monument's place within Indian culture Critics allege Hindu nationalists are trying to revise history New Delhi CNN — The Taj Mahal is India’s most popular tourist attraction and its most recognizable architectural icon. Indian Tourism Minister Alphons Kannanthanam has also dismissed the controversy, stating that the Taj Mahal was “India’s pride.” For …

BJP MLA Sangeet Som takes a U-turn, says 'don’t oppose Taj Mahal, but the Mughals who built it'
7 years, 5 months ago

BJP MLA Sangeet Som takes a U-turn, says 'don’t oppose Taj Mahal, but the Mughals who built it'

India TV News  

Clarifying on his controversial remarks questioning the place of Taj Mahal in India's heritage, BJP MLA Sangeet Som on Monday said that he “does not oppose the Taj Mahal”, but instead opposes “the Mughals who built it”. In fact, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, who built the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal, was the one imprisoned till …

'Traitors built Red Fort. Will Modi stop hoisting Tricolour', asks Asaduddin Owaisi after Sangeet Som's Taj Mahal remark
7 years, 5 months ago

'Traitors built Red Fort. Will Modi stop hoisting Tricolour', asks Asaduddin Owaisi after Sangeet Som's Taj Mahal remark

Firstpost  

In a rebuke to BJP MLA Sangeet Som’s comments on the Taj Mahal, Asaduddin Owaisi, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief hit back responding, “Traitors also built the Red Fort. : Asaduddin Owaisi pic.twitter.com/uzRIdRAHit — News18 October 16, 2017 Som courted fresh controversy on Monday after he declared that the Taj Mahal was a “blot on India culture”. There are …

Taj Mahal built by traitors, can't be part of Indian history, says BJP MLA
7 years, 5 months ago

Taj Mahal built by traitors, can't be part of Indian history, says BJP MLA

Deccan Chronicle  

Meerut: Courting fresh controversy, BJP MLA Sangeet Som has termed Mughal emperors Babur, Akbar and Aurangzeb as "traitors" and said their names would be removed from pages of history. During a visit to Meerut district, the legislator from Sardhana also said the Taj Mahal was built by an emperor who had imprisoned his own father and had targeted many Hindus …

Who does the Taj Mahal belong to, asks AIMIM
10 years, 3 months ago

Who does the Taj Mahal belong to, asks AIMIM

India TV News  

New Delhi: Who does the Taj Mahal belong to? When Dharmendra Yadav asked the first supplementary on museums, Owaisi, sitting next to Yadav, asked, "Who does the Taj Mahal belong to?" The query came against the backdrop of UP Urban Development and Minority Affairs Minister and senior SP leader Azam Khan recently saying that the Taj Mahal should be declared …

Taj Mahal is an ancient Hindu temple, reiterates BJP's Laxmi Kant Bajpai
10 years, 3 months ago

Taj Mahal is an ancient Hindu temple, reiterates BJP's Laxmi Kant Bajpai

India TV News  

Lucknow: Days after Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan's controversial remark demanding handing over the Taj Mahal to Waqf Board, the Bharatiya Janata Party 's Uttar Pradesh unit chief, Laxmi Kant Bajpai, has once again reiterated his claim that the 15th century mausoleum was a part of an ancient Hindu temple and that Mughal emperor Shah Jahan had purchased a part …

Azam's view on Taj Mahal: JD(U) asks Muslim not to fall into traps
10 years, 4 months ago

Azam's view on Taj Mahal: JD(U) asks Muslim not to fall into traps

India TV News  

New Delhi: Taking on senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan for his demand that the Taj Mahal be handed over to Waqf Board, JD today urged Muslims not to fall into such "traps" which are bound to give BJP a handy issue to "polarise" voters on religious lines. JD MP Ali Anwar Ansari said Taj Mahal was not a mosque …

Shia clerics oppose demand to declare Taj a waqf property
10 years, 4 months ago

Shia clerics oppose demand to declare Taj a waqf property

India TV News  

Lucknow: Prominent Shia clerics today opposed the demand to declare Taj Mahal as a Waqf property and handed over to Waqf board saying the world heritage monument should be kept away from politics. If the issue of handing Taj Mahal to the waqf board is raised then Shia and Sunni will come face to face, therefore it should be kept …

Making Taj Mahal a Waqf property: Azam Khan's proposal has few takers in UP
10 years, 4 months ago

Making Taj Mahal a Waqf property: Azam Khan's proposal has few takers in UP

Firstpost  

Azam Khan said that the Taj Mahal, like any other burial ground, ought to be under the control and maintenance of the State Waqf Board. It is very odd that if the building constructed at a mausoleum is a cheap building, then it would be under Waqf Board and if it is an expensive building, generating revenue, then the Indian …

Taj Mahal should be handed over to Wakf Board: Azam Khan
10 years, 4 months ago

Taj Mahal should be handed over to Wakf Board: Azam Khan

India TV News  

Rampur: Uttar Pradesh Minister and senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan has suggested that the Taj Mahal and the income generated through it should be handed over to the Wakf Board contending that the monument is a mausoleum. "Taj Mahal is a mausoleum and each mausoleum is 'Waqf' and comes under the Sunni Central Waqf Board," the state Urban Development …

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