Work at Kashi Vishwanath temple complex is going on round the clock, Varanasi commissioner is confident of meeting November deadline. Architect Bimal Patel says project will fit in well with ancient city’s heritage.
A Varanasi trial court On 8 April allowed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to study the Gyanvapi Mosque adjacent to the Kashi Vishwanath Temple.
The Gyanvapi management had appealed the HC in 1998 to decide whether a civil suit in the case is barred under a 1991 law. The HC completed hearings only last month.
Harihar Pandey has been provided security on the orders of Police Commissioner A Satish Ganesh and the case is being investigated, a police officer said.
SC said in 2019 Ayodhya verdict that status of no other place of worship will be allowed to change. Yet, civil judge has ordered ASI to find if mosque is built over temple.
Subramanian Swamy says panel led by him formed to ‘liberate’ Kashi Vishwanath site. Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, however, bars forcible changes to any place of worship.
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