The mosque is situated subsequent to the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has commented on the Gyanvapi mosque dispute. He stated that Muslim society ought to step ahead and provide an answer for a ‘historic mistake’. In an interview with ANI Editor Smita Prakash, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister stated there could be a dispute if Gyanvapi is known as a mosque.
The UP CM stated, “If we call it a mosque, there will be a dispute. I feel whoever has been blessed with sight by God, that person should see. What is a trishul (trident) doing inside a mosque. We did not put it there. There is a jyotirlinga, dev pratimas (idols).”
“The walls are screaming and saying something. I feel there should be a proposal from the Muslim society that there has been a historical mistake and we need a solution,” he additional stated.
His feedback come at a time when Allahabad High Court is listening to a petition by the mosque committee. The petition has challenged a Varanasi district court docket’s order for a survey by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) contained in the mosque advanced. A ruling on the petition is predicted on August 3. The mosque is situated subsequent to the Kashi Vishwanath temple.
Meanwhile, reacting to UP CM’s feedback, AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi stated. “CM Yogi knows that the Muslim side has opposed ASI survey in Allahabad High Court and the judgement will be given in a few days, still he gave such a controversial statement, this is judicial overreach…”
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