Buduaun, September 05, 2022 (PPI-OT):In continuation of anti-Muslim and anti-Islam drive launched by the Bharatiya Janata government in India, a petition has been filed in a court in Buduaun city of Uttar Pradesh claiming that Jama Masjid Shamsi is a temple of Lord Shiva and followers of the Sanatan Dharma be allowed to worship at the masjid.

A separate application has been filed in the matter urging the court to appoint a commission for a survey of the site. Civil judge (senior division) Vijay Gupta took up the matter and directed the Committee managing the Shamsi Jama Masjid to present its side on September 15, when the court will next hear the matter.

Ved Prakash Sahu, an advocate for the petitioners, said the plea contends that the building is not of Jama Masjid, but an ancient Ishaan mandir of Neelkanth Mahadev Maharaj. One of the petitioners, Arvind Parmar said that the first party is the deity, Neelkanth Mahadev Maharaj, himself.

Parmar said that they have pleaded that the followers of the Sanatan Dharma should be allowed to worship at the temple of Neelkanth Mahadev. Also, police and administration must be directed to ensure there is no objection, dispute or interference during worshipping.

He said that a separate application has been filed in this matter urging the court to appoint a commission to undertake a survey of the mosque premises. Shamsi Jama Masjid believed to be the third oldest existing and seventh largest mosque in India, having a capacity of 23,500.

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