‘There is proof that it was a Hindu temple’: Bajrang Dal information PIL in search of Jamia mosque in Srirangapatna to be vacated

On Wednesday, November 17, members of the Bajrang Dal in Karnataka filed a petition with the High Court, requesting that the Jamia Masjid in Srirangapatna, Mandya district, be vacated. The members of the Hindu outfit have alleged that there are proofs that the mosque was as soon as a Hindu temple.

Jamia Mosque row in Karnataka has come to the forefront with Bajarang Dal submitting a PIL within the High Court demanding to vacate it. The PIL claimed that there are proofs that the mosque was as soon as a Hindu temple. pic.twitter.com/Ox0Q467Ddc

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The PIL said, “There are traces of Hindu gods and temple structure in the Jamia Mosque of historical Srirangapatna town in Mandya district. Hence, the mosque should be vacated immediately and also, Hindu devotees should be allowed to take bath in the Kalyani (sacred water body) located in the premises of the mosque.”

Bajrang Dal activists have additionally requested that the mosque be resurveyed alongside the strains of the disputed construction of Gyanvapi mosque, which stands on high of the unique Kashi Vishwanath temple.

According to reviews, the PIL was filed by 108 Hanuman devotees together with the State president of Bajrang Sene, B Manjunath. Speaking concerning the resolution, B Manjunath stated, “108 is an auspicious number for Hindus, which is why we are filing that many petitions.”

He added that the Bajrang Dal activists have additionally supplied proof of the Mysore Gazetteer, the presence of Hindu structure within the mosque and inscriptions on Hindu idols, the sacred water physique situated within the premises of the mosque, and references of British officers to the courtroom to substantiate claims that the Jamia Masjid in Srirangapatna was erected on the positioning of a Hanuman temple throughout Tipu Sultan’s reign.

Activists declare Jamia Masjid constructed on Hanuman Temple, search permission to worship contained in the mosque

Notably, in May this 12 months, some activists petitioned the Deputy Commissioner of Mandya for permission to worship the Anjaneya idol within the Jamia Masjid in Srirangapatna, Karnataka. According to the proponents, the construction was beforehand a temple that had been transformed right into a mosque. They requested that they be allowed to do pooja within the mosque.

The Narendra Modi Vichar Manch had claimed the Jamia Masjid in Srirangapatna was erected on the positioning of a Hanuman temple throughout Tipu Sultan’s reign. CT Manjunath, Manch state secretary, was a part of the group that met with the deputy commissioner of Mandya district on Saturday and introduced a memorandum permitting Hindus to carry out pooja contained in the Jamia Masjid, popularly referred to as Masjid-i-Ala.

The mosque is situated throughout the Srirangapatna Fort, which was erected beneath the Vijayanagar Empire and afterwards taken over by Tipu Sultan. He constructed the mosque close to his palace. The mosque was constructed within the early 1780s and is now a historic monument managed by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). It additionally operates a madrassa.

The Hindu outfit’s calls for associated to the Jamia Masjid in Srirangapatna gained traction and momentum after a Shivling was reportedly unearthed contained in the wuzukhana of the Gyanvapi mosque through the court-ordered survey of the disputed construction adjoining to the Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi. After the Shivling was discovered through the survey, Civil Judge (Senior Division) Ravi Kumar Diwakar ordered the disputed Gyanvapi constructing to be sealed.