Bhojshala Temple-Mosque Row: 'No Historic Record Of Temple Demolition,' Muslim Body Tells High Court
Indore, Madhya Pradesh: The Muslim group has stated that he court of the then-Dhar State declared the 11th-century monument in Dhar district a “mosque” in 1935 amid the ongoing proceedings over Bhojshala Temple-Kamal Maula Mosque dispute.
The Muslim body pointed out that there was no historical record of Saraswati temple demolition at Bhojshala. The group told the court that the current narrative is a hypothetical construct.
The 11th-century monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Meanwhile, the Hindu community consider Bhojshala to be a temple dedicated to Goddess Saraswati.
The Hindu groups’ petitions state that Bhojshala is actually a Saraswati temple and that only Hindus should be granted the right to worship in the complex.
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Senior advocate Shobha Menon representing the Muslim side, questioned the admissibility of the PILs, noting that it is not legal to treat the Bhojshala dispute as a matter of widespread public interest as it primarily concerns a specific religious community. She further presented what she claimed was an “Ailaan” (government order) issued by the then Dhar State on August 24, 1935, as a legal notification or gazette, calling it a very important document.
