Acharya Satyendra Das, the chief priest of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth area, has given a big statement regarding the Gyanvapi Mosque of Kashi.
He appealed to Muslims on Sunday to hand over the place to Hindus.
He said, ‘It is said in the Shariat of Muslims that if a mosque has been built by demolishing a temple, then Namaz cannot be offered there. When it has become clear that a mosque has been built after demolishing a temple, then the Muslims themselves should hand over the Gyanvapi Masjid to the Hindus. This way brotherhood will continue.
Acharya Satyendra Das said this while reacting to the statement of Alok Kumar, International Executive President of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, in which he had cited the ASI survey report of Gyanvapi.
The chief priest said, ‘When there is no permission in their (Muslims) Shariat to build a mosque by demolishing a temple, then they should accept Alok Kumar’s suggestion.
Muslims should accept this and hand it over to Hindus. After this, Hindus will build a temple there, or will perform similar pujas, which will be their responsibility. In this way mutual brotherhood will be maintained and the Ganga-Jamuni culture of the country will also be saved.
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They should hand over the knowledge to the Hindus. This would be right. He said, ‘This demand of ours is not new. The demand for Ayodhya, Kashi and Mathura has been raised for a long time.
There is a demand to build temples at these three places. Besides, ASI surveys also show that mosques were built here by demolishing temples. Therefore Muslims will have to pay attention to this.
Earlier, VHP working president Alok Kumar had said, ‘The evidence and findings collected by the ASI prove that the religious nature of this place of worship was in existence on August 15, 1947 and at present it is a Hindu temple. Thus, as per Section 4 of the Places of Worship Act 1991, the structure should also be declared a Hindu temple.’