Dhar/Bhopal, May 15 (IANS) Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti on Friday welcomed the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s decision declaring the disputed Bhojshala complex in Dhar as a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati. “After speaking with Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami in Dehradun on the Ganga, I was heading up towards Devprayag in the Himalayas when I came to know about the decision of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh on …
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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…
Bhopal, May 13 (IANS) A day after communal tension gripped Bhopal’s Old City after protests over the assault and public humiliation of a Muslim youth at a hotel turned violent, prompting authorities to impose Section 144 and intensify security arrangements across sensitive localities, officials said on Wednesday. The unrest broke out hours after hundreds of members of the Muslim community staged demonstrations demanding the arrest of persons accused of assaulting Arif Khan, a Muslim youth who wa…
Bhopal, May 12 (IANS) Hundreds of members of the Muslim community staged a protest in Bhopal on Tuesday against the assault and alleged public humiliation of a Muslim youth at a hotel in Govindpura two days ago. Protesters demanded the immediate arrest of the accused and alleged that police personnel present during the incident failed to stop the attackers.The demonstration, led by Bhopal City Qazi Syed Mushtaq Ali Nadvi, also carried a warning that the community would call for a city-wide…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Senior members of the Muslim community on Saturday welcomed the Allahabad High court’s judgment which held that the right to practise religion does not extend to converting private premises into an “unregulated congregational space”.The court dismissed a plea seeking permission and police protection for offering regular namaz at an alleged private property in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district.Commending the High Court’s decision, Muslim religious leader Maulana Chaudhary I…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) National Security Advisor (NSA), Ajit Doval, held a significant meeting with the Muslim community recently, during which he emphasised that many youths from the community have been recruited into the Indian Army and Paramilitary forces over the last 12 years. He pointed out that India is like a large ship, and citizens are all sailors and “we sail or sink together.”Stating that at no point should the Muslim community doubt the government’s intent, he added that the c…
Bengaluru, April 21 (IANS) Karnataka Minister for Housing and Waqf, B. Zameer Ahmed Khan, said on Tuesday that there is dissatisfaction among Muslim religious leaders following action against two Congress MLCs over alleged anti-party activities in the Davanagere South bypoll, and said the Congress would engage with them to resolve the issue. Reacting to reports that religious leaders had warned of “teaching a lesson” to the Congress in the next election, Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan said, “It is t…
Bengaluru, April 18 (IANS) Reacting on the charges that minority leaders are being targeted in the Karnataka Congress unit following action against two Members of Legislative Council (MLCs) hailing from the Muslim community for anti-party activities during the recent bypolls in the state, State Home Minister G. Parameshwara said on Saturday that there is no question of targeting minorities and that they are the backbone of the Congress. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Parameshwara said, “The…