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Jama Masjid administration withdraws controversial order on women's entry

NEW DELHI: The Jama Masjid on Thursday withdrew its order restricting the entry of women in the mosque, after an outrage over the issue prompted Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena to intervene.

Earlier in the day, the administration of Delhi's iconic Jama Majid had decided to ban solitary and group entry for girls inside its premises.

The office of the mosque had also banned shooting of videos with music inside the mosque compound.

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