Hindus allowed to worship in Gyanvapi basement

A Varanasi court on Wednesday allowed Hindu devotees to worship inside the sealed basement of Gyanvapi mosque. As per the court order, Hindu devotees can now offer prayers at 'Vyas Ka Taikhana', a sealed area inside Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque.

The court, during its hearing earlier in the day, also directed the district administration to make the necessary arrangements for the same in the next seven days. While speaking to reporters, advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, representing the Hindu side, said, "Hindu side allowed to offer prayers at 'Vyas Ka Taikhana'. The District Administration will have to make arrangements within 7 days. Everyone will now have the right to perform puja".

"I see Varansi court's recent order as historic as the order given by Justice Krishna Mohan Pandey in 1983, who ordered the opening of locks of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya," advocate Vishnu Jain said.