New Delhi: In a press release, the International Working President of Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and senior advocate, Alok Kumar, said that the Gyanvapi structure be handed over to the Hindu community as the report of the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) confirms that the mosque was constructed after demolishing a temple.
The Working President said that it would be a righteous action and an important step towards creating amicable relations between the two prominent communities of Bharat.
Alok Kumar pointed to the report and said that it proves that parts of the pre-existing Temple including pillars and pilasters were reused with modifications to extend the span of the mosque and in the construction of the sahan.
He said that the Shivlinga in what was called the wazukhana leaves no doubt that the structure does not have the character of a Mosque. The discovery of the names including the Janardana, Rudra and Umeswara in the inscriptions found in the structure are the tell-tale evidence of this being a Temple, he said.
The Shivlinga in what was called the wazukhana leaves no doubt that the structure does not have the character of a Mosque. The discovery of the names including the Janardana, Rudra and Umeswara in the inscriptions found in the structure are the tell-tale evidence of this being a Temple, he said.
Shri Alok Kumar also said that the evidence collected and the conclusions provided by the ASI do prove that the religious character of this place of worship existed on the 15th day of August, 1947, and as at present is of a Hindu Temple. Thus, even as per Section 4 of the Places of Worship Act, 1991, the structure should be declared as a Hindu Temple
Alok Kumar also gave two suggestions after the report of the ASI was made public. The first is that the Hindus be permitted to offer Sewa Puja to the Shivlinga found in the so called Wazukhana area. The second suggestion was that the Intezamia Committee agree to respectfully shift the Gyanvapi Mosque to another appropriate place and to handover the original site of Kashi Vishvanatha to the Hindu Society.
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