Gyanvapi: Fading Minorityism in India and Zealots’ Last Stand - News18
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Gyanvapi: Fading Minorityism in India and Zealots’ Last Stand - News18

News 18  

Turning on the news these days usually entails listening to shrieking voices over the Gyanvapi Mandir in Kashi. As per Altekar’s 1937 book History of Benares: From the Earliest Times Down to 1937, which was written when he was the dean of Banaras Hindu University’s Department of Ancient Indian History and Culture, the Gyanvapi Mosque is said to have been mounted in 1669 under the reign of Aurangzeb, who ordered the razing of the ancient Vishweshwar temple and the erection of a mosque in its place. On May 14, 1937, Professor Paramatma Sharan, a Banaras-born historian, made a declaration on behalf of the British government wherein he cited portions from Maasir-I-‘Alamgiri, written by the historian during Aurangzeb’s period, which claimed that Gyanvapi Mosque was a temple in the 16th century. Instead of facing the sanctum sanctorum of the temple, an antique sculpture of the Nandi within the enclosure of the current Kashi Vishwanath temple faces the mosque’s wall. Many Hindus have long believed that during Aurangzeb’s invasion, the original lingam of the ancient Vishweshwar temple was hidden by priests in the Gyanvapi well, which has sparked a desire to perform puja and rites at the pious site where the mosque now sits.

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Prima Facie Disturbed Harmony In Society: Delhi HC Refuses To Quash FIR Against DU Professor Over Post Relating To Gyanvapi Mosque
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Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has refused to quash an FIR registered against Ratan Lal, a professor of history at Delhi University, over a social media post in relation to the controversy regarding Gyanvapi Mosque prima facie observing that he had created disturbance of harmony in the society. The post read as “Yadi yeh Shiv Ling hai to Lagta hai shayad …

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3 months, 1 week ago

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The Hindu  

Reacting sharply to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s statement that Gyanvapi, “called a mosque by some”, is the Hindu deity Lord Vishwanath, Muslim religious leaders from U.P. Amid this, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s statement that refers to it as a Vishwanath temple does not befit his position. People holding top positions must refrain from issuing statements that create division …

UP CM Yogi Adityanath says unfortunate that Gyanvapi is identified as a mosque; says it is Vishwanath
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UP CM Yogi Adityanath says unfortunate that Gyanvapi is identified as a mosque; says it is Vishwanath

Op India  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday objected to the classification of Varanasi’s Gyanvapi as a Muslim place of worship, asserting that it is dedicated to Lord Shiva, also known as Vishwanath. VIDEO | "Unfortunately, people call Gyanvapi a mosque, but it is actually 'Vishwanath' himself, " said Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath speaking during an event in Gorakhpur …

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CNN  

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Supreme Court allows Hindu worship to continue at Gyanvapi premises
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India TV News  

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed petitions filed by the Muslim side in the Gyanvapi Mosque dispute, thus, allowing the Hindu community to continue worship at the cellar. A bench of Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra ordered the Hindu and Muslim sides to maintain the status quo at the Gyanvapi premises to …

SC to hear on Apr 1 Gyanvapi committee's plea against allowing puja in cellar
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New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on April 1 a Gyanvapi mosque management committee's plea against an Allahabad High Court decision upholding a lower court's order allowing Hindu prayers in the southern cellar of the mosque. The high court had dismissed the committee's plea in which it had challenged the district court's January 31 order allowing Hindus …

It's not a controversy, it’s a contemporary issue: Author Vikram Sampath on Kashi’s Gyanvapi
9 months, 1 week ago

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New Indian Express  

He began this project with the intention of writing the legal history and later expanded the scope of his work. “It takes a larger canvas, which looks at the scriptural and the spiritual significance of Kashi in the Indian consciousness with historical records of the past, accounts of travellers, British colonial records, and court documents, both pre and post-Independence because …

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SC to hear Gyanvapi mosque committee’s plea against Allahabad HC order

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India on Friday agreed to hear the Gyanvapi mosque committee's plea against the Allahabad HC order which held that the suit for restoration of the temple is maintainable. The plea in the top court was filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid, the committee that manages the affairs of the Gyanvapi mosque. On December 19 last year, …

Gyanvapi case: Allahabad HC dismisses plea challenging Hindu prayers in cellar
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Gyanvapi case: Allahabad HC dismisses plea challenging Hindu prayers in cellar

Live Mint  

Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the order permitting Hindu parties to offer puja in the 'vyas tehkhana' of the Gyanvapi complex. Justice Agarwal said, "After going through the entire records of the case and after considering arguments of the parties concerned, the court did not find any ground to interfere in the judgment passed by the …

Gyanvapi case : Allahabad High Court dismisses plea, Puja to continue in Gyanvapi’s cellar
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Gyanvapi case : Allahabad High Court dismisses plea, Puja to continue in Gyanvapi’s cellar

The Hindu  

Puja will continue in the southern cellar of the Varanasi-based Gyanvapi mosque as the Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed the plea filed by the Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee challenging a district court’s order to allow prayers. The Varanasi district court on January 31 allowed prayers inside the ‘Vyas Ka Tehkhana’ area of the Gyanvapi mosque complex, adjoining the Kashi …

Gyanvapi Mosque Case: Hindus Can Continue Prayers in Cellar, Allahabad HC Dismisses Muslim Side Plea
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Gyanvapi Mosque Case: Hindus Can Continue Prayers in Cellar, Allahabad HC Dismisses Muslim Side Plea

News 18  

In a big victory for the Hindu side, the Allahabad High Court on Monday dismissed the Gyanvapi Mosque committee’s appeals challenging the Varanasi district judge’s orders allowing ‘Puja’ inside the ‘Vyas ka Tehkhana’. Muslim Side Plea In Allahabad HC Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee, which looks after the affairs of the mosque adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath temple, had moved the …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

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India TV News  

In a significant development, the Allahabad High Court has dismissed the petitions filed by the Muslim side in the Gyanvapi Mosque dispute. The court dismissed appeals made by the mosque's management committee challenging the Varanasi district judge's orders concerning the mosque's "Vyas Tehkhana" or southern cellar. Key points Dismissal of appeals: The high court rejected appeals brought forth by the …

TMC leader warns CM Yogi Adityanath over Hindu worship at Gyanvapi
10 months, 1 week ago

TMC leader warns CM Yogi Adityanath over Hindu worship at Gyanvapi

Live Mint  

Weeks after a Varanasi court allowed Hindu devotees to pray in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque, Trinamool Congress leader Siddiqullah Chowdhury asked the Hindu worshippers to vacate the mosque premises immediately. The remarks came after the Muslim side alleged a nexus between the state government and the Hindu parties in the case, questioning the presence of the advocate …

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10 months, 1 week ago

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The Hindu  

On a cool, sunny day in February — typical weather for this time in India’s Gangetic plains — loud chants of ‘Har Har Mahadev’ ring through the air inside the heavily guarded Kashi Vishwanath temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi, one of the oldest living cities in the world. “Jaldi aage badho,” says a policeman to a group of Muslim boys …

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Hindustan Times  

For almost a century, as the dispute in Ayodhya raged on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit, a host of people, from politicians to Shankaracharyas, repeatedly attempted to find an amicable formula, both before and after the demolition of the disputed shrine in 1992. “The dispute at Ayodhya should be resolved through mutual dialogue between the two communities or, if …

Gyanvapi dispute: Varanasi court to hear Hindu call for survey, Muslim protest against Puja in cellar today
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India TV News  

The ongoing Gyanvapi Mosque complex dispute in Varanasi takes a new turn as legal proceedings intensify. The Varanasi district court is scheduled to address the Hindu side's plea today, demanding an Archaeological Survey of India survey for the closed cellars, specifically the tehkhana within the disputed complex. Simultaneously, the Allahabad High Court is set to hear the Muslim side's opposition …

In Modi’s constituency Varanasi, India’s next temple-mosque spat explodes
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Al Jazeera  

Varanasi/Bengaluru, India – A festive atmosphere engulfed Varanasi, one of Hinduism’s holiest cities situated on the banks of the river Ganga. In May 2022, some Hindu patrons went to the Varanasi local court asking for permission to worship within the mosque’s complex after a court-ordered video survey found that a ‘Shivling’ – a symbol of the Hindu deity Shiva – …

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India TV News  

The controversy over Gyanvapi complex in Varanasi is getting complicated with reports that eight idols have been placed in Vyas Ji Ka Tehkhana below the complex. On Friday, clerics from All India Muslim Personal Law Board, Jamiat Ulama e Hind, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind said at a press conference, "enough is enough". Top Muslim community leaders Maulana Arshad Madani, principal of Darul …

‘Disappointed’: Muslim body criticises prayers held at Gyanvapi cellar
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‘Disappointed’: Muslim body criticises prayers held at Gyanvapi cellar

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW The Varanasi district court’s order allowing puja at the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi Masjid seems to rely on a “highly incorrect and unfounded argument”, the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board said on Friday, adding that it has sought time from President Droupadi Murmu over the matter and may also write to Chief Justice of India Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud. …

Muslim leaders denounce Gyanvapi ruling, claim ‘faith in judiciary wearing thin’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Muslim leaders denounce Gyanvapi ruling, claim ‘faith in judiciary wearing thin’

The Hindu  

There was no temple where Jama Masjid or Gyanvapi Masjid stands in Varanasi. The Muslim leaders also expressed “disappointment with various lower level courts for failing to uphold the Places of Worship Act”, and accused the Executive of testing the patience of the Muslim youth. Islam does not permit destruction of another place of worship to build a mosque,” said …

Gyanvapi case: AIMPLB to move SC against Allahabad HC ruling, says 'Islam doesn't allow demolition of temples'
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Gyanvapi case: AIMPLB to move SC against Allahabad HC ruling, says 'Islam doesn't allow demolition of temples'

India TV News  

As the Allahabad High Court refused to give any relief to the Muslim side in the Gyanvapi Mosque case, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board on Friday expressed “shock” over the court’s ruling and alleged that the Muslim side was not given a chance to present its side on the matter. The AIMPLB said that they would move the …

OPINION | GYANVAPI: BOTH HINDUS, MUSLIMS MUST EXERCISE UTMOST RESTRAINT
10 months, 3 weeks ago

OPINION | GYANVAPI: BOTH HINDUS, MUSLIMS MUST EXERCISE UTMOST RESTRAINT

India TV News  

After a gap of 31 years, worship of Shringar Gauri and other deities resumed inside the southern cellar of Gyanvapi mosque complex in Varanasi, in the early hours of Thursday. This follows an order from District Judge Ajaya Krishna Vishvesha allowing prayers inside the cellar, which had been locked after the Babri mosque demolition in Ayodhya. On Friday, the Allahabad …

Hindu priest offers prayers at cellar of Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Hindu priest offers prayers at cellar of Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi

The Hindu  

A priest designated by the Kashi Vishwanath temple performed prayers at a cellar known as ‘Vyas Ji Ka Tehkhana’ inside the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi on Thursday after a district court ordered the local administration to unseal the premises which was sealed in 1993 on the orders of the then Samajwadi Party-ruled Uttar Pradesh government. Editorial | Legitimising revanchism: On …

VHP reacts to Varanasi court's Gyanvapi order; Uma Bharti suggests 'final solution'
10 months, 3 weeks ago

VHP reacts to Varanasi court's Gyanvapi order; Uma Bharti suggests 'final solution'

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Reacting to a Varanasi court's order on the Gyanvapi mosque, BJP leader Uma Bharti on Wednesday demanded that temples should be built in Kashi and Mathura at the "original places". Varanasi's district court today granted the permission to the family of a priest to worship Hindu Gods in the Gyanvapi mosque's cellar. VHP working president Alok Kumar said: …

Varanasi court permits Hindu worship inside sealed basement of Gyanvapi mosque; masjid committee to appeal
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Varanasi court permits Hindu worship inside sealed basement of Gyanvapi mosque; masjid committee to appeal

The Hindu  

The Varanasi District Court on Wednesday allowed Hindu prayers to be offered inside the Vyas Ka Tekhana of the Gyanvapi mosque complex. Puja arrangements in seven days The order permitting prayers to resume came on the last working day of district judge Ajay Krishna Vishwesha, who has been hearing multiple pleas related to worship rights in the Gyanvapi mosque. VHP …

Hindu side files new Supreme Court plea on Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Hindu side files new Supreme Court plea on Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi

Hindustan Times  

Four Hindu women moved the Supreme Court on Monday seeking the excavation and scientific survey of a sealed section of the Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi, four days after an Archaeological Survey of India report concluded that a large Hindu temple existed before the construction of the mosque in a boost for the Hindu petitioners in the decades-old case. READ | …

‘ASI Ki Report Kya Batati hai’: CM Adityanath’s 1st Remark On Gyanvapi Mosque Case ASI Report
10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘ASI Ki Report Kya Batati hai’: CM Adityanath’s 1st Remark On Gyanvapi Mosque Case ASI Report

News 18  

Days after the Archaeological Survey of India report on the Gyanvapi Mosque complex became public, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has now shared his views, saying “Abhi apne Varanasi ka dekha hoga, Varanasi mein, Kashi Vishwanath mein, Gyanvapi mein, ASI ki report samane aayi hai. ASI ki report kya batati hai, bahut kuch apke samne udharan prastut karta hain,” …

Citing ASI report, VHP asks Muslim side to hand over Gyanvapi structure to Hindus
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Citing ASI report, VHP asks Muslim side to hand over Gyanvapi structure to Hindus

Hindustan Times  

Two days after the Archaeological Survey of India survey report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex was made public, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Saturday demanded that the structure be declared as a Hindu temple and urged the Muslim side to hand it over. On Thursday, Vishnu Shankar Jain, who represents the Hindu side in the Gyanvapi-Kashi Vishwanath case, said that …

Gyanvapi mosque case raises a challenge to the Places of Worship Act
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Gyanvapi mosque case raises a challenge to the Places of Worship Act

The Hindu  

Calls to hand over the Gyanvapi mosque to the Hindus have come even after appeals by the Anjuman Intazamia Masjid in the Supreme Court to protect the Places of Worship Act of 1991 from becoming a dead letter. In August 2023, the Anjuman, Gynavapi mosque’s managers, had argued in the apex court that the demand for a “scientific investigation” by …

VHP demands Gyanvapi mosque be handed over to Hindu community, citing ASI survey
10 months, 3 weeks ago

VHP demands Gyanvapi mosque be handed over to Hindu community, citing ASI survey

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Saturday demanded the Muslim community to hand over the Gyanvapi community to the Hindu community by claiming that the ASI report has "reconfirmed" that the mosque in Varanasi was constructed after "demolishing a temple" at the site. In a statement issued on Saturday, VHP's international working president, Alok Kumar, said that the evidence …

Letters to The Editor — January 27, 2024
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Letters to The Editor — January 27, 2024

The Hindu  

State of the Opposition The article, “Reclaiming the Republic and the Constitution”, reflects the sentiments of the Indian public. Shanmugam, Gobichettipalayam, Tamil Nadu ASI survey report There are more than enough places of worship across the country. One wonders what happened to the Supreme Court advocated ‘Places of Worship Act’ that called for the maintenance of status quo on all …

Muslim side says ASI’s report on Gyanvapi not final verdict: ‘Responsibility to keep mosque safe’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Muslim side says ASI’s report on Gyanvapi not final verdict: ‘Responsibility to keep mosque safe’

Hindustan Times  

A survey by the Archaeological Survey of India which said that a large Hindu temple existed before the construction of the Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi, is only a report and not a decision, the Muslim petitioners in the decades-old case said on Friday, adding that they’d study the document before deciding on their next move. The statement came even as …

BJP's Giriraj Singh appeals to Muslim side: 'Hand over Gyanvapi mosque to Hindus'
10 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP's Giriraj Singh appeals to Muslim side: 'Hand over Gyanvapi mosque to Hindus'

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: After the ASI survey found remnants of a temple in Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque, BJP leader and union minister Giriraj Singh said on Friday that the Muslim side should hand over the mosque to Hindus. Union minister Giriraj Singh said youths of the country will have to become Maharana Pratap. Singh said the youths of India will become Maharana …

Gyanvapi mosque panel reacts to ASI's 'pre-existing temple' finding, says 'not final word'
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Gyanvapi mosque panel reacts to ASI's 'pre-existing temple' finding, says 'not final word'

Hindustan Times  

Varanasi: The Anjuman Intezamia Masajid Committee, which manages Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque situated adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple, has reacted to the ASI survey report, saying the document is not a court judgment or “the final word”. The Archaeological Survey of India said in its report that the mosque had been built on the remains of a large Hindu temple. …

Gyanvapi case: Grand Hindu temple existed before mosque, Hindu side lawyer quotes ASI survey
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Gyanvapi case: Grand Hindu temple existed before mosque, Hindu side lawyer quotes ASI survey

India TV News  

Gyanvapi case: A grand Hindu temple existed prior to the construction of the existing structure in the Gyanvapi complex, the Archaeological Survey of India has mentioned in its survey report, informed Hindu Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain. "Based on scientific studies/survey carried out study of architectural remains, exposed features and artefacts inscriptions, art and sculptures, it can be said that there …

Gyanvapi mosque case: HC judge recuses from hearing plea against Varanasi court's order on 'wazukhana' survey
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Gyanvapi mosque case: HC judge recuses from hearing plea against Varanasi court's order on 'wazukhana' survey

New Indian Express  

PRAYAGRAJ: Allahabad High Court judge Justice Manish Kumar Nigam on Wednesday recused himself from hearing a plea challenging the Varanasi district court's refusal to direct the Archaeological Survey of India to undertake a survey of the 'wazukhana' area except the 'Shivling' inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex. The revision petition was filed by Rakhi Singh, who is one of the plaintiffs …

‘1991 Act not violated’: Allahabad HC on Gyanvapi mosque pleas
1 year ago

‘1991 Act not violated’: Allahabad HC on Gyanvapi mosque pleas

Hindustan Times  

A bouquet of pleas filed by Hindu petitioners seeking worshipping rights inside the Gyanvapi Masjid complex and the removal of the mosque is not barred by the 1991 Places of Worship Act, the Allahabad high court ruled on Tuesday, marking a crucial turn in the decades-old dispute that will have reverberations across a raft of similarly sensitive cases. The high …

Allahabad HC says Gyanvapi title suit not barred by Places of Worship Act, rejects plea of Muslim side
1 year ago

Allahabad HC says Gyanvapi title suit not barred by Places of Worship Act, rejects plea of Muslim side

The Hindu  

The batch of civil suits pending before the Varanasi court, seeking right to worship in the Gyanvapi mosque and the restoration of the temple at the site, are “not barred by the Places of Worship Act of 1991”, said the Allahabad High Court on Monday. The court also noted that the Gyanvapi premises can either have a Hindu religious character …

Gyanvapi case: Allahabad HC allows suits seeking restoration of temple
1 year ago

Gyanvapi case: Allahabad HC allows suits seeking restoration of temple

Deccan Chronicle  

Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday dismissed pleas challenging the maintainability of a 1991 suit seeking the 'restoration' of a temple where the Gyanvapi mosque now exists in Varanasi, while observing that the 'religious character' of a disputed place can only be decided by the court. In an important observation, Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal said the Act did not …

ASI’s Gyanvapi report filed in a sealed cover
1 year ago

ASI’s Gyanvapi report filed in a sealed cover

Hindustan Times  

The Archaeological Survey of India on Monday filed before the court of the Varanasi district judge a report on the scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque that is set to open the next chapter in a decades-old religious dispute, test India’s legal system, and trigger a new political narrative. The district court is hearing a raft of petitions by Hindu …

Gyanvapi mosque report submitted in UP court by Archaeological Survey of India
1 year ago

Gyanvapi mosque report submitted in UP court by Archaeological Survey of India

Live Mint  

The Archaeological Survey of India on Monday submitted a sealed report on the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi district court. After the Gyanvapi mosque survey report was submitted, Rahul Mishra, ASI Additional Standing Counsel, said the Varanasi court will pronounce its order on December 21. The Hindu side has alleged that the ASI has violated the Supreme Court order by submitting …

Allahabad HC to take up pleas on Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi dispute today
1 year, 3 months ago

Allahabad HC to take up pleas on Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi dispute today

Live Mint  

The Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court, Pritinker Diwakar, will hear the Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi Mosque dispute today, August 28, Monday, regarding the maintainability of a suit filed before a Varanasi court, according to a report published by the news agency PTI. The petitions also challenge a Varanasi court direction to the Archaeological Survey of India to conduct a comprehensive …

Court-mandated ASI survey raises fears of Gyanvapi mosque going the Babri way
1 year, 3 months ago

Court-mandated ASI survey raises fears of Gyanvapi mosque going the Babri way

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 24, 2023 11:00 IST - 11 MINS READ I’m in a hole because at some point I found a shovel and started digging. The demands relating to the issue have been incremental: from a group of five petitioners seeking in a Varanasi court in 2021 the right to worship Ma Shringar Gauri, Ganesh, Hanuman, and other “visible …

Gyanvapi mosque controversy: Hindu outfit calls for out-of-court settlement
1 year, 4 months ago

Gyanvapi mosque controversy: Hindu outfit calls for out-of-court settlement

Firstpost  

Jitendra Singh Bisen, chief of Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh, has written an open letter advocating an out-of-court settlement of the dispute. A Hindu outfit at the forefront of a legal battle on the Gyanvapi complex located next to Kashi Vishwanath temple has written an open letter inviting the Hindu and Muslim sides to hold talks to settle the Gyanvapi complex …

Gyanvapi case: fresh application seeks curbs on entry to mosque to protect Hindu symbols
1 year, 4 months ago

Gyanvapi case: fresh application seeks curbs on entry to mosque to protect Hindu symbols

The Hindu  

One of the plaintiffs in the Gyanvyapi worship rights suit, Rakhi Singh, on Friday filed a fresh application in the court of Varanasi District Judge, seeking sealing of certain areas inside the Gyanvapi Mosque premises where symbols pertaining to Hindu religion exist. The application, which also sought the court to regulate/ restrict the number of people who offer namaaz at …

Gyanvyapi mosque survey: court asks petitioners and respondents to refrain from speaking to media
1 year, 4 months ago

Gyanvyapi mosque survey: court asks petitioners and respondents to refrain from speaking to media

The Hindu  

The Varanasi district court on Wednesday asked both Hindu and Muslim sides to refrain from any kind of media interaction related to the ongoing Archaeological Survey of India survey inside the Gyanvapi mosque premises. The verbal orders of the court came during the hearing of a plea that sought a direction to restrain the electronic and print media from publishing …

Incremental injustice: The Hindu Editorial on the Gyanvapi mosque survey
1 year, 4 months ago

Incremental injustice: The Hindu Editorial on the Gyanvapi mosque survey

The Hindu  

In upholding the conduct of a survey by the Archaeological Survey of India at the Gyanvapi mosque, the Allahabad High Court may have endorsed a surreptitious attempt to alter the character of the place of worship. Both the High Court and the Varanasi District Court, which ordered the ASI survey on July 21, had held earlier that the suit filed …

Gyanvapi mosque: Allahabad HC likely to pronounce verdict on survey by ASI today
1 year, 4 months ago

Gyanvapi mosque: Allahabad HC likely to pronounce verdict on survey by ASI today

Live Mint  

The Allahabad High Court is expected to pronounce its final verdict on the Archaeological Survey of India conducting a survey of Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi on Thursday. On July 21, a Varanasi court directed the Archaeological Survey of India to conduct the survey, including excavations, wherever necessary, to determine if the mosque was built at a place where a temple …

Gyanvapi gets a political edge
1 year, 4 months ago

Gyanvapi gets a political edge

Hindustan Times  

For almost two years now, a decades-old dispute between local Hindu and Muslim groups over the Gyanvapi Masjid that abuts the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi has held the national centre stage. The first petition in the ongoing legal battle was filed in 2021, and the case has become the most important one of what has informally come to be …

'Muslim side should accept its historical mistake and propose a solution': Yogi Adityanath on Gyanvapi
1 year, 4 months ago

'Muslim side should accept its historical mistake and propose a solution': Yogi Adityanath on Gyanvapi

India TV News  

Gyanvapi row: Amid the ongoing dispute between the Hindu and Muslim sides over the Gyanvapi mosque issue, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the Gyanvapi complex cannot be called a mosque. Allahabad High Court verdict on Aug 3 The UP CM's interview comes even as the Allahabad High Court is set to deliver a verdict on a plea …

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