New Delhi: The Gyanvapi masjid committee has filed a petition within the Allahabad excessive court docket towards the Varanasi district court docket’s order that permitted the Hindus to conduct puja within the ‘Vyas Tehkana’ or the southern basement of the Gyanvapi complicated. The order was adopted by the primary puja within the basement in 31 years. The Muslim aspect acknowledged on Wednesday that they might search aid from the Allahabad excessive court docket because the Varanasi district court docket’s order ignored some points.
They claimed that the Advocate Commissioner report of 2022, ASI’s report, and the decision of 1937 supported the Muslim aspect, whereas the Hindu aspect failed to point out any proof that puja was carried out earlier than 1993.
Muslim aspect lawyer Akhlaq Ahmed mentioned, “The order has overlooked the Advocate Commissioner report of 2022, ASI’s report, and the decision of 1937, which was in our favour. The Hindu side has not placed any evidence that prayers were held before 1993. There is no such idol in the place.”
After the Varanasi Court allowed the Hindu devotees to worship contained in the Gyanvapi mosque complicated, the barricades of Vyas Ka Tehkhana (basement) of the mosque had been opened, and each day arti and puja had been carried out early within the morning on Thursday. According to Vishnu Shankar Jain, the Hindu aspect lawyer Mangla Arti was carried out at 3:30 within the morning and bhog was accomplished at 12 pm.
“Timings for Aarti at Vyas cellar. Daily 5 aarti –Mangla- 3:30 am, Bhog- 12 pm, Apranh- 4 pm, Sanykaal- 7 pm, Shayan- 10:30 pm. 2 done so far,” Jain mentioned in a put up on X. The court docket had requested the district administration to make the mandatory preparations inside the subsequent seven days.
This comes as Varanasi court docket on Wednesday allowed Hindu devotees to supply prayers contained in the ‘Vyas Ka Tekhana’ space contained in the Gyanvapi mosque complicated. The Vyas member of the family mentioned that he together with monks carried out puja within the basement within the presence of district officers.
“At the time of the puja, five priests of the (Kashi Vishwanath) temple trust, members of the Vyas family, Varanasi DM and Commissioner were present there,” he informed ANI.
The mosque has 4 ‘tahkhanas’ (cellars) within the basement, of which one remains to be within the possession of the Vyas household, who used to dwell there. Vyas had petitioned that, as a hereditary pujari, he be allowed to enter the tahkhana and resume pooja.
