Lucknow: A new twist has now come in the Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri case. On Tuesday, the Muslim side argued in the district court that the real owner of Gyanvapi is Alamgir Aurangzeb. He said that at the time when the mosque was being built, Mughal emperor Aurangzeb was ruling, Aurangzeb's name is also recorded as Alamgir on this property. During the two-hour arguments in the court, the Muslim side mentioned Mughal ruler Aurangzeb several times in their arguments, along with the Muslim side said that this property was given by Alamgir on which the mosque has been built.
Let me tell you that the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb demolished the ancient temple of Kashi Vishwanath and built a mosque there. Padma Vibhushan awardee historian Irfan Habib has also said that, yes Aurangzeb had broken the temples of Mathura Kashi, the date of breaking the temple is recorded in the pages of history. He clearly said that Aurangzeb had demolished the main temples of Kashi and Mathura and the mosque was built with his stones. That is, it is clear that ancient Hindu temples were demolished, that place was forcibly occupied and a mosque was built. In such a situation, on the basis of morality, Muslims themselves should hand over the Gyanvapi complex to Hindus, because firstly, the Muslim emperor did injustice by breaking the Hindu temple and secondly, breaking the site of another religion and building a mosque there is not considered justified even in Islam. But, now it is being argued by the Muslim side in the court that the real owner of Gyanvapi is Aurangzeb. However, the matter has to be decided by the court.
Advocate Shamim Ahmed of the Muslim side has also presented a gazette of the state government dated February 25, 1944, in the court. He claimed that the then Waqf Commissioner had made a list of Waqf properties and it also included Gyanvapi's name. The lawyer, while presenting these gazettes, said that on the basis of this report, Gyanvapi was registered as waqf property and the government had notified it. He said that for waqf property, it is necessary that there should be someone giving it. He said the report clearly mentions that the property was handed over to the Waqf by Alamgir Aurangzeb. The counsel for the Muslim side said that Khasra-Khatauni of 1291 crop has been filed, in which Alamgir's name is recorded as the owner.
At the same time, the lawyer cited the Waqf Act 1995 and said that the civil court does not have the right to hear the property cases of the time. Therefore, this case filed on behalf of the plaintiff is not maintainable. As soon as the hearing starts today i.e. on Wednesday, Anjuman Intezamia will complete the incomplete debate first. After this, advocate Harishankar Jain will argue the answer on behalf of the Hindu side. Hindu side lawyers Harishankar Jain and Vishnu Jain have pointed out that according to Anjuman's argument, the property belongs to the waqf, whose suit should run in the waqf tribunal.
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