File picture of BJP MLA Surendra Singh. (Image: ANI)
Gyanwapi mosque will likely be faraway from Varanasi and a grand Shiva temple will likely be constructed, stated BJP MLA Surendra Singh.
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Controversial BJP MLA Surendra Singh on Friday waded into the Kashi Vishwanath temple-Gyanwapi mosque row, saying the mosque will likely be eliminated and India will turn into a “Hindu Rashtra” quickly. A Varanasi court docket on Thursday ordered an archaeological survey of the Kashi Vishwanath temple and the Gyanwapi mosque premises to resolve a lingering dispute involving the 2 shrines.
Referring to the order, the Bairia MLA informed reporters, “I welcome the decision of the Varanasi court. I am happy with it. Gyanwapi mosque will be removed from Varanasi and a grand Shiva temple will be built.” “This is an era of change and empowerment of Hindus. Similar to the hurdles in establishing ‘Ram Rajya’, there are problems at present too. These issues will be resolved and Bharat will soon become a ‘Hindu Rashtra’,” the legislator stated. This dream will likely be fulfilled through the regime of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Regarding the ticket distribution for the upcoming panchayat polls within the state, Singh stated he was justified in fielding three of his supporters towards social gathering candidates. The order within the temple-mosque row was issued by a senior division civil court docket in Varanasi on a plea pending earlier than it since 2019, the petitioner’s counsel stated.
Reacting to the court docket order, UP Sunni Central Waqf Board in Lucknow stated it is going to problem the subordinate court docket’s order within the Allahabad High Court. Last month, Singh courted controversy when he stated the enduring Taj Mahal in Agra will likely be renamed as “Ram Mahal” and claimed that the Mughal-era monument used to be a Shiva temple earlier than it was demolished and rebuilt into the well-known tomb.
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