Supreme Court Halts Survey of Shahi Idgah Mosque Amid Claims of Hindu Temple Origins
The decision comes amid growing religious tensions, with Hindu hard-liners asserting the mosque was built on the ruins of a temple marking Lord Krishna's birthplace.
- The Supreme Court of India has halted a survey of the Shahi Idgah mosque in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, amid claims that it was built on the birthplace of Lord Krishna.
- The Allahabad High Court had previously appointed a commissioner to carry out the survey, similar to an assessment at the Gyanvapi Mosque in Varanasi.
- Hindu petitioners assert that the Shahi Idgah mosque was built on the ruins of a temple marking the birthplace of Lord Krishna, citing lotus carvings and other symbols as evidence.
- The mosque committee has challenged the survey, citing the Places of Worship Act of 1991, which maintains the religious status of any place of worship as it was on Independence Day, August 15, 1947.
- The Supreme Court's decision comes amid growing religious tensions in India, with Hindu hard-liners linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claiming that Islamic invaders and rulers destroyed Hindu temples over several centuries.
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