Varanasi court to hear plea against Hindu prayers in Gyanvapi cellar February 28

Varanasi: A Varanasi court Thursday fixed February 28 as the date for hearing the Gyanvapi Masjid committee’s plea against the recently allowed puja in a cellar of the mosque, the Hindu side counsel said.

The Varanasi district court had January 31 ruled that a priest can perform prayers before the idols in the southern cellar of the Gyanvapi complex.

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The mosque committee moved the court challenging the verdict.

Advocate M M Yadav said Additional District Judge Anil Kumar has fixed February 28 for the hearing.

The mosque committee has also moved a petition in the Allahabad High Court against the district court verdict.

PTI