“Unfortunately, people call Jawapi Masjid a mosque, but in fact it is Vishwanath himself,” CM Yogi said while addressing an event in Gorakhpur.
Yogi Adityanath believes that devotees see uncertainty about their true identity or name as the biggest obstacle. ” added the chief minister.
The chief minister also cited a story from Hindu mythology about Adi Shankaracharya’s meeting with Lord Shiva in Kashi, now known as Varanasi.
The UP chief minister’s statement comes a day after a Varanasi court rejected a plea from the Hindu side to repair and restore the ‘Vyas Ka Tahkhana’ and prevent the gathering of Namazis. The court’s decision came after a petition from the Hindu side seeking restoration of the basement, taking into account objections from the Muslim side and related cases pending before the Supreme Court.
Hindu claims that a temple once existed in the disputed area Jawapi Mosque They claim the site was demolished by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in the 17th century, but the Muslims deny this.
In February, a Varanasi court granted hindu believer Permission is granted to worship in the sealed basement of the Gyanvapi Mosque. Following the court order, they were allowed to offer prayers in the restricted area “Vyas Ka Tekhana” inside the mosque.
