Bhopal/Dhar, May 17 (IANS) A historic transformation was seen at the medieval Bhojshala complex in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, on Sunday as hundreds of Hindu devotees gathered to initiate daily religious rituals. On Saturday, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) issued a formal order allowing the Hindu community to perform puja following the Madhya Pradesh High Court orders, which officially recognised the disputed Bhojshala Kamal Maula Mosque structure as an 11th-century Sanskrit learning centre …
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New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) A day after the Madhya Pradesh High Court declared the Bhojshala complex as a Hindu temple and property of King Bhoj, opposition party leaders on Saturday described the decision as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s step to fulfill its “Hindu agenda”.Revoking the ASI’s 2003 order, the court granted the Hindu side the exclusive right to perform worship at the site while dismissing the petitions filed by the Muslim side and the Jain community.Speaking to IANS, Trinamool Congre…
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Muslim community, on Friday, appeared divided over the Madhya Pradesh High Court verdict that recognised the Bhojshala complex as a Hindu temple and the property of King Bhoj.The court has granted the Hindu side the exclusive right to perform worship at the site while dismissing the petitions filed by the Muslim side and the Jain community.Reacting to the same, President of the Indian Sufi Foundation, Kashish Warsi, appealed to Muslims across the country to peacefull…
Bhopal/Indore, May 15 (IANS) The Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has redefined the legal status of the Bhojshala complex in Dhar by ruling that the site is a temple and that the Hindu community possesses an inherent right to worship there which was never lost to history.In a significant judgment delivered on Friday, the division bench of Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi set aside decades of administrative compromises surrounding the disputed site.The court observ…
Indore, May 15 (IANS) Hindu petitioners in the case regarding the Bhojshala and Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar, on Friday asserted that the idol of Goddess Vagdevi (Sarawati) will be reinstalled at Bhojshala.The reaction came after the Madhya Pradesh High Court recognised the Bhojshala complex as a Hindu temple and the property of King Bhoj. It set aside the Archaeological Survey of India’s (ASI) previous order allowing Muslims to offer namaz there.Furthermore, the MP High Court has directed…
Bhopal/Indore, May 15 (IANS) The long-standing and highly contentious legal battle over the Bhojshala and Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar has reached a decisive conclusion with the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court delivering a historic verdict. In a significant ruling that will reshape the religious landscape of the region, the court has recognised the Bhojshala complex as a Hindu temple and the property of King Bhoj.Consequently, the court has granted the Hindu side the exclusiv…
Indore, April 6 (IANS) The Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court on Monday commenced continuous and regular hearings in the long‑standing and highly sensitive Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque dispute in Dhar district. A Division Bench comprising Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla and Justice Alok Awasthi conducted a nearly two‑hour hearing, during which Senior Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, appearing for the Hindu petitioners, including Ashish Goyal and the Hindu Front for Justice, presented deta…