New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) All India Imam Association President Maulana Sajid Rashidi on Monday defended remarks made by Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind chief Arshad Madani and launched a sharp attack on what he described as growing “intimidation” of Muslims in the country, while also responding to recent statements on Azaan, Bhojshala and religious beliefs.Talking to IANS in response to recent statements on Azaan, Bhojshala and religious beliefs, Maulana Rashidi said there was “no doubt” that Muslims in the …
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Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh), May 17 (IANS) National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) member Priyank Kanoongo welcomed the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s verdict declaring the Kamal Maula Mosque, also known as Bhojshala, a temple, and said the judgment has renewed hopes for the revival of the centuries-old Vijay Surya Mandir in Vidisha as well. The Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court recently redefined the legal status of the Bhojshala complex in Dhar, ruling that the site is a temple and tha…
Bhopal/Dhar, May 16 (IANS) Following a significant judgment by the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, the Archaeological Survey of India has issued a comprehensive official order regarding the Bhojshala complex situated in the Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh. It has granted unrestricted access to the Hindu community to the Bhojshala complex to observe the ancient practices of learning and the worship of Goddess Saraswati. The order, bearing dated May 16, 2026, implements immediate ch…
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 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena-UBT on Saturday hailed the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s decision to recognise the Bhojshala complex as a temple. Following the court order, the leaders of the two parties urged for restoring the “original religious identity” of disputed places of worship in the country.Hindu petitioners have claimed that the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi and the Shahi Idgah Mosque in Mathura were built over ancient temples — the Kashi Vishwana…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Saturday announced its support for a panel that plans to challenge in the Supreme Court the Madhya Pradesh High Court verdict in the Bhojshala Kamal Maula Mosque dispute The High Court, in its verdict on Friday, declared the mosque complex a Saraswati temple.Board’s spokesperson S.Q.R. Ilyas said that the Kamal Maula Mosque Committee will challenge the verdict in the Supreme Court, and that the Board will extend every p…
Jabalpur, May 16 (IANS) The judiciary must now move towards operating on a 24×7 basis, and amidst technological advancements, maintaining the trust of the common people is crucial, Chief Justice of India (CJI) Shurya Kant said on Saturday in Jabalpur while addressing a seminar on digital integration in justice delivery. Speaking at the seminar titled ‘Fragmentation to Fusion: Empowering Justice via United Digital Platform Integration’, Justice Surya Kant said the language of new software app…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) on Saturday expressed serious concern over the verdict of the Madhya Pradesh High Court declaring the Kamal Maula Mosque (Bhojshala) a temple, saying the judgment raises significant questions regarding the “credibility” of the judicial system, protection of minority rights, religious freedom and the secular character of the country. The Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has redefined the legal status of the Bhojshala complex in …
Dhar (Madhya Pradesh), May 16 (IANS) Following the verdict of the Indore Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, the historic Bhojshala complex in Dhar witnessed its first formal day of daily Hindu worship on Saturday. The court, in its ruling delivered on Friday, May 15, officially recognised the eleventh-century structure as a temple dedicated to Goddess Vagdevi Saraswati.This decision effectively ended a decades-old arrangement and triggered an atmosphere of immense jubilation among devotees …
Hyderabad, May 15 (IANS) All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) President Asaduddin Owaisi said on Friday that Madhya Pradesh High Court order declaring the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula mosque complex as a temple is similar to the Supreme Court judgement in Babri Masjid case. Terming the judgement of the High Court ‘erroneous’, the Hyderabad MP said the court overlooked several basic facts.Owaisi told a press conference on Friday that this court judgement has also been delivered on the basis of…