Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi Mosque Dispute: Merely the beginning
Situation assessment as on 30/05/2022 | Price: Rs 800/-
The Supreme Court, while transferring the Gyanvapi mosque legal dispute to a more senior district judge in Varanasi , importantly suggested that the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 law may not bar ‘ascertaining' the nature of the place of worship even when it bars conversion of the religious character of any place of worship as it existed on August 15, 1947. This, explains the study, ‘raises questions’; that trying to ‘balance’ could be counter-productive; view of BJP Youth Front that ‘Kashi is an open and shut case like Mathura and many other places’; suggestion that process of ‘healing and reconciliation’ should begin; lessons from Ayodhya - BJP has learnt lessons, secularists have not;
Situation assessment for the week ended 30 May, 2022 (1,903 words)
Price: Rs 800/-
Date of SS: 30 May, 2022