Fighting for Lord's cause: Hindu side tells court on Gyanvapi row
India Today
The lawyer for the Hindu side told the Allahabad High Court that they are fighting "the cause of the Lord as per the law".
The religious character of the land has not changed since the temple of Lord Visheshwar is in existence till now, the lawyer for the Hindu side told the court today during a hearing on the Gyanvapi Mosque row.
Referring to the Uttar Pradesh Muslim Waqf Act, 1960, Vijay Shankar Rastogi, the lawyer for the Hindus, apprised the single bench of the Allahabad High Court of the definition of 'waqf' and argued that the Waqf law is not applicable on Hindu properties.
“Can reciting namaz at a temple change its religious character? If a Muslim offers namaz in a temple, he is ousted from Islam. Therefore, no Muslim can offer namaz at a temple,” Rastogi told the court, adding, “Here we are fighting the cause of the Lord as per the law. No structure is being taken down as was done in the Babri Masjid case.”
“The property is in the name of the deity. Muslims have no connection with the same,” he announced.
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Informing the court about the 'Shivling' found during the survey of the disputed site at the Gyanvapi mosque complex, Rstogi sought more time for his submissions.
The Judge assured both parties that all the submissions would be heard at length before adjourning the case till May 20.
