Opposition alliance gets a new name .....Yogi Adityanath calls it a "dot, dot group..."

(The counsel for the Hindu side, Vishnu Shankar Jain, submitted that the district court has called for an ASI survey to come to a logical conclusion. He also presented in the court some photographs of the western side of the mosque showing the existence of Hindu idols and their worship. 

When the hearing started in the case, ASI Additional Director Alok Tripathi informed the court that the ASI was not going to dig the structure.

The mosque is located next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple and Hindu litigants in the district court had sought the survey to determine whether a temple existed at the same spot earlier.)

“The walls are screaming and saying something....," says the UP Chie Minister on the Gyanvapi row.

What is a trishul (trident) doing inside a mosque? There is a jyotirlinga ....

 #Opposition alliance gets a new name .....#YogiAdityanath calls it "dot dot group..." 

he says they should not be called 'I.N.D.I.A' ...." ---- also says "Changing attire or name will not give them any protection from past sins"......

Welcome to Bulldozers !!

Yogi's idea ought to be explained a little. By 'dot dot' alliance he probably means the Opposition party alliance could be ignored as they will not make a much difference !!

Weighing in on the controversy surrounding the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, the Uttar Pradesh chief minister and BJP strongman has suggested that the Muslim society should offer a solution for the “historical mistake”. 

In a podcast with ANI; Yogi Adityanath, who is also the head priest of Gorakhnath Mutt in Gorakhpur, said the walls of Gyanvapi are “screaming” and calling it a mosque will cause “dispute”.

"Desh mein kisi ko rehna hai to rashtra ko sarvopari manna hoga, apne mazhab ko nahi- (if anyone wants to stay...they should hold nation supreme, not their religion)," he said. 

Adityanath's comment on Gyanvapi mosque came ahead of Allahabad high court's verdict on a plea against a lower court order directing the Archaeological Survey of India to conduct a survey to determine if the mosque was built upon a temple.

 

"If we call it a mosque, there will be a dispute. I feel whoever has been blessed with sight by God, that person should see. What is a trishul (trident) doing inside a mosque? We did not put it there. There is a jyotirlinga, dev pratimas (idols)," the chief minister said.

“The walls are screaming and saying something. I feel there should be a proposal from the Muslim society that there has been a historical mistake and we need a solution,” he added.   

The High Court also ordered that the stay on the ASI survey will continue till August 3. The court was hearing the plea filed by Anjuman Intezamia Masjid, which manages the mosque.

While the dispute dates back decades, on July 21, while hearing a petition by four Hindu women, the Varanasi district court directed ASI to conduct a comprehensive survey, using dating, excavation and ground penetrating radar (GPR) techniques, of the plot where the mosque stands, next to the Kashi Vishwanath temple. 

The judge, however, excluded a section – where the Hindu side claims a Shivling was found and the Muslims say the structure is part of a fountain – that has remained sealed since a Supreme Court order in May 2022.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath hit out at his critics who often call him a divisive politician, saying there had been “no riot, no curfew” in the state for the past six years and all festivals were celebrated in peace. In the interview the firebrand BJP leader said that his government did not resort to pretence and hypocrisy.  

“People who talk big, see how elections are to be held. There were elections to urban bodies, panchayats, assembly in Uttar Pradesh and panchayat elections were held in West Bengal. What happened? Do they want to make the country (like) West Bengal, the way the TMC government did in West Bengal (and the UP government),” there is a difference,” he said.

“I have been CM for over 6 years now. There have been no riots in the state since 2017. No curfew was imposed in the past 6 years and all festivals were celebrated peacefully,” Adityanath said when he was asked about the criticism of his Hindu hardliner image.

Referring to allegations that many opposition candidates had been prevented from filing nominations in panchayat polls, Yogi Adityanath said that every individual has the right to fight elections.