Hindus And Jains Demanded Right To Worship In Qutub Minar
Hindus and Jains demanded the right to worship in the Qutub Minar complex, this claim is being made.
Accused of demolishing 27 temples of Hindus and Jains, the Kuwwat-ul-Islam Mosque situated in the Qutub Minar complex of Delhi, demanded the right to restore and worship the deities there.
In Delhi’s Saket court, a case has been filed on behalf of Lord Vishnu and Lord Rishabhdev, demanding the restoration of the idols of gods lying in exile and the management of worship.
The issue of accepting this case for consideration was heard in the court of civil judge Neha Sharma in Saket court on Tuesday through video conferencing. The next hearing on the case will be held on 24 December.
There are a total of five petitioners in the case. The first petitioner is Tirthankar Lord Rishabhdev, on whose behalf Harishhankar Jain has sued by becoming a close friend.
The second petitioner is Lord Vishnu, on whose behalf has been sued by Ranjana Agnihotri. The Government of India and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) have been made defendants in the case.
The petition said that the Quvvat-ul-Islam Mosque, located in the Qutub complex of Delhi, was built by demolishing 27 temples of Hindus and Jains from their rubble.
It was built by Qutubuddin Aibak, the commander of the invading Muhammad Ghori. There are still hundreds of fragmented idols of deities.
It has been said that this case has been filed for the restoration of temples broken under the rights of religious freedom found in Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution.
On Tuesday, arguing for himself as the petitioner, Harishankar Jain said that it is historical and ASI evidence in the case. This proves that Qutbuddin Aibak built temples and demolished mosques to show the power of Islam.
He said that the Government of India had issued a notification under the Ancient Monuments Preservation Act in 1914 and took over the ownership and management of the entire complex.
Before doing so, the government did not give a hearing to the Hindu and Jain communities.
The petition, citing the previous year’s Ayodhya case verdict, said that the court said that the worshipers had the right to file suit to preserve the property of the deity.
The government has a legal obligation to preserve the historic monument. But at the same time, there is a provision in the law that worship can be allowed according to the religious nature of that protected building.
As per the need there, repair work can be done and people have the right to go inside if conditions are followed.
The court has been demanded that the central government be directed to form a trust, which will restore the deities there and manage and administer their worship.
Apart from this, the government and ASI should be prevented from interfering in worship and repair and construction there.
