On January 31, the Varanasi district court allowed puja (prayers) in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi mosque complex. The southern cellar was opened the same night and a priest performed prayers.
"If the ED is involved in a 'witch-hunt' against the AAP leaders at the behest of their political masters, it would further damage democracy," writes Salar
Ram Janmbhoomi chief priest Acharya Satyendra Das on Friday said the Court should immediately rule in favour of Hindus as the ASI survey report has established that a temple was present there. ASI report was made public on Thursday and the survey found that a “large Hindu temple” existed there prior to the present structure.