Reacting to Varanasi Court's order on Wednesday allowing Hindu devotees to offer prayers inside the 'Vyas Ka Tekhana' area inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex, Muslim side lawyer Akhlaq Ahmed said that they will approach the Allahabad High Court to challenge Varanasi Court's decision.
Union Minister Giriraj Singh said on Wednesday that only two cellars have been opened in the basement of the Gyanvapi mosque complex, while ten cellars are still closed.
After the Varanasi district court allowed the Hindu side to offer prayers at the Gyanvapi mosque complex, Kashi Vishwanath Trust President Nagendra Pandey on Wednesday said that today's decision raises hopes that one day the entire complex will be Hindu.
After the Varanasi District Court allowed the Hindu side to offer prayers at the Gyanvapi mosque complex, Acharya Satyendra Das, Chief Priest of Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Temple, expressed glee over the same, stating that it was a matter of joy.
Advocate Hari Shankar Jain said the Varanasi court order allowing Hindu devotees to offer prayers at the Gyanvapi mosque complex has restored the right to offer prayers, calling it a "historic decision."
In an official statement, Kumar said, "We are happy that today the court has said that the plaintiff in that suit, along with the Kashi Vishwanath Trust, shall appoint a 'Pujari' to ensure regular 'Puja Archna' and performance of other rituals in that basement temple. This restores the statu
CM Yadav told ANI, "The decision taken by the Varanasi District Court in the Gyanvapi case is a milestone decision...I want to congratulate the court...the ASI (Archaeological Survey of India) report itself indicating in whose favour the decision should be."
Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side, said there was, till date, no written order available with any government showing how Hindu devotees were stopped from offering prayers inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex.
The Supreme Court on Monday extended the interim order on stay on Allahabad HC order appointing Commission for the Shahi Eidgah Mosque in connection with Mathura's Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute till the next date of hearing.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday upheld the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) report on the Gyanvapi mosque complex that revealed there "existed a large Hindu temple prior to the construction of the existing structure".
Following the Archaeological Survey of India's survey findings at the Gyanvapi mosque, confirming that it was raised on the ruins of a temple, Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) Alok Kumar called for the start of worship in the disputed Wazukhana area.