Don't interfere in Gyanvapi case: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind chief asks Muslim bodies

Maulana Mahmood Asad Madani, the chief of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, has urged organisations not to intervene in the Gyanvapi case.

Maulana Mahmood Asad Madani, President of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, has asked Muslim organisations not to intervene in the Gyanvapi Mosque controversy, which is currently being debated at both the public and judicial levels.

"Some nefarious elements and biased media are attempting to sow discord between the two communities by fanning religious passions," said Madani in an official statement.

In this situation, the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind chief has appealed to all Indians, particularly Indian Muslims, that:

They should not hit the streets on the issue of Gyanvapi mosque, and all kinds of public demonstrations should be avoided.

In this regard, the masjid intezamiya committee (mosque management committee) is a party in various courts of the country. It is believed that they will fight this case vigorously till the end. Other organisations in the country are urged not to interfere directly in this case in any courts. If they want to provide help or assist in the case, they can do so through the masjid intezamiya committee.

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A petition filed in 1991 in a Varanasi court claimed that the Gyanvapi Mosque was built on the orders of Aurangzeb by demolishing a part of the Kashi Vishwanath Temple during his reign in the 16th century.