Police have arrested the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha leader in view of call for reciting Hanuman Chalisa inside the Shahi Masjid Idgah on the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi complex.
According to media reports, the Jama Masjid administration has issued an order prohibiting the entry of solitary girls or groups of girls at the mosque.
Jakarta: Videos showed firefighting officials taking shelter as the massive structure came down. The mosque was said be under renovation at the time of the incident.
Karnataka mosque issue: Reacting to the incident, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi tweeted that "extremists" attempted to desecrate the heritage monument.
Mathura: The suit has been filed by Dinesh Sharma, national treasurer of Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM), as a devotee of Lord Krishna and as his 'Vaad Mitra' (friend of the suit).
The Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation (IICF) has been set up for the construction of the mosque in the area.
During the earlier hearing of this petition, the Court was told that the authorities had illegally given "permanent licence" to some establishments and religious places to use loudspeakers.
The right wing organisations have been claiming that the Jamia mosque was an Anjaneya Temple, which Tipu Sultan had destroyed to build a mosque in its place.
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said, "we shouldn't bring out a new matter daily. Why should we escalate dispute? We have devotion towards Gyanvapi and we are doing something as per that, it is alright. But why look for a Shivling in every masjid?"
The opposition parties, particularly those in Uttar Pradesh, are unable to take a stand on the issue. If they back the Hindu petitioners, they will lose out on Muslim support, and if they side with the Muslims, they will be dubbed as 'anti-Hindu'.
Owaisi said PM Modi should break silence & talk about Supreme Court's 1991 order.
District court has ordered that locks should be broken if the keys are not available to access certain areas of the complex for the survey.
There has been a protest over the survey of several deities, including Shringar Gauri, located in Varanasi's Kashi Vishwanath temple premises and the Gyanvapi Masjid complex.
MNS chief Raj Thackeray in a two-page letter said, "I appeal to all Hindus that tomorrow, the 4th of May, if you hear the loudspeakers blaring the azan; in those very places, play the Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers! That's when they will realise, the hindrance of these loudspeakers."
Addressing a mega public rally in Aurangabad, Raj Thackeray said that he won’t be responsible for what all happens after the May 3 deadline to remove the loudspeakers from the mosques.
They also appealed to youth from the community not to play loud DJ music during the Eid al-Fitr celebration on May 2.
After the video came to police knowledge, Sohail was arrested and a case under section 153A has been registered against him.
Meanwhile, Dakshina Kannada Commissionerate has ordered to maintain the status quo of structure till further orders.
Mosques must take permission for loudspeakers, urges Muslim body Jamiat-Ulama-i-Hind in Maharashtra
Srinagar police informed all citizens that attempts to disrupt peace will be viewed very seriously and the strictest action under provisions of the law will be taken against all those who get involved in such illegal activities.
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