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Responding to the Varanasi court's order, allowing the Hindu side to perform prayers in the sealed basement of Gyanvapi mosque premises, Jitendra Nath Vyas, on Thursday said that he is happy to learn that he has got the permission to resume puja there.
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After the Varanasi Court's order in the Gyanvapi Mosque case, Nagendra Pandey, chairman of Kashi Vishwanath Trust said that no side should have any issues now and asserted that the Pooja will start soon.
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After Varanasi Court allowed Hindu devotees to offer prayers inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex, advocate Sohan Lal Arya said that arrangements have been made but Vyas Ka Tekhana has not been opened for the devotees yet.
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.
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."
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Gangster Deepak Pahal, alias Boxer, was absconding in this case and was arrested on April 15, 2023, after deportation from Mexico in April of this year.
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.