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Krishna Janmabhoomi at the centre of a bitter legal fight. A court has begun hearings on a petition demanding that the Shahi Idgah mosque, which stands alongside the temple, be sealed.
Advocate Mehek Maheshwari’s petition against Mathura’s Shahi Idgah Mosque, claimed to have been built on Lord Krishna’s birthplace, will be heard in Allahabad High Court in July.
Mathura is part of UP’s struggling potato-farming belt, but its identity is deeply rooted in its status as Krishna Janmabhoomi, and Modi is still seen as saviour.
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