Varanasi District Administration on February 1 ensured compliance of Varanasi Court order, allowing Hindu devotees to worship inside the Gyanvapi mosque complex Barricades of Vyas Ka Tehkhana (basement) of the mosque were opened, and pooja was performed early in the morning.
The developments come at a time when the Muslim side said it will move approach the Allahabad High Court to challenge the Varanasi Court’s decision. Muslim side lawyer Akhlaq Ahmed said, “We will approach the Allahabad High Court against the decision. The order has overlooked the Advocate Commissioner report of 2022, ASI’s report, and the decision of 1937, which was in our favour. Hindu side has not placed any evidence that prayers were held before 1993. There is no such idol in the place.”
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