A section of people from the Muslim community on Thursday staged a protest against the Varanasi courts order allowing puja inside Gyanvapi Mosque complexs Vyas Tehkhana
The judgment allowing Hindu prayers in a cellar at Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque was the final verdict of a judge's career. Yesterday was the last working day for Dr Ajaya Krishna Vishvesha, Varanasi district and sessions judge, before his retirement.
The Allahabad High Court is likely to hear a plea filed by the mosque committee of Gyanvapi Masjid on Friday, challenging the order of the district judge of Varanasi.
Congress maintains silence even as SP and RJD speak up. "What we are seeing now is a concerted effort to go beyond due process ..," says Akhilesh Yadav.
Hindu petitioners can worship inside the previously sealed basement of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, a city court ruled Wednesday afternoon, directing district officials to make the necessary preparations within seven days.