Amid the Gyanvapi Mosque row, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh Sunil Ambekar on Wednesday said that the time has come to put historical facts in the right perspective before society.Speaking at the Devrishi Narad Patrakar Samman Samaroh, an RSS event, Ambekar said, “Gyanvapi issue is going on. The facts are coming out. I believe we should let them come out. In any case, truth always finds a way out. How long can you hide it? I believe it is the time we put historical facts in the right perspective before society.”The three-day-long court-monitored videography survey of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Mosque complex in Varanasi concluded on Monday.
The Hindu petitioner in the case, Sohan Lal Arya on Monday claimed that the committee found a Shivling at the complex. Arya, who accompanied the court commission for the mosque survey, said that they have found “conclusive evidence”.
Gyanvapi mosque row: SC puts Varanasi court proceedings on hold, to resume hearing on May 20
Supreme Court adjourns Gyanvapi mosque case for May 20 after it is informed that counsel for Hindu devotees is indisposed. Vishnu Shankar Jain, advocate of the Hindu side, told the SC that senior advocate Hari Shankar Jain was not well and requested it to hear the Gyanvapi Mosque issue tomorrow (Friday). Senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, appearing for the Muslim side, told the Court that there are multiple litigations across the country, there is urgency and it should be heard today itself. He said proceedings before the trial court are pending for today.The top court then asked the trial court in Varanasi not to proceed with the case till Friday, 20th May. It will resume the hearing the case on Friday, 20th May at 3 pm.
After the conclusion of the survey, the Varanasi court ordered the District Magistrate of Varanasi, Kaushal Raj Sharma, “to seal the area where the Shivling was found and to bar people from going to the place.”Hearing the Gyanvapi mosque case on Tuesday, the Supreme Court ordered the Varanasi district magistrate to ensure the area where a shivling was purportedly found is protected without obstructing the Muslim community’s right to worship.
Source: Economic Times
