VARANASI: The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee (AIMC) on Wednesday confirmed that it has replied to the letter despatched by Vishwa Vedic Sanatan Sangh (VVSS) chief Jitendra Singh Visen, to suggest discussions for an out-of-court-settlement of the Gyanvapi case.
“We acquired the letter despatched by VVSS chief Visen through WhatsApp. We’ve replied to Visen and (VVSS nationwide president) Santosh Singh,” AIMC joint secretary SM Yasin mentioned. He didn’t reveal the small print of the communication, saying the letter can be positioned earlier than the mosque committee.
Visen, who represents one of many 5 Hindu ladies looking for the appropriate to common worship on the Gyanvapi advanced in Varanasi, confirmed the event. “Sure, the committee has replied to the letter.”
Visen represents Rakhi Singh, who together with Rekha Pathak, Sita Sahoo, Lakshmi Devi and Manju Vyas, filed a go well with in an area Varanasi court docket in August 2021, looking for the appropriate to every day worship on the Shringar Gauri Sthal within the Gyanvapi advanced.
The case was transferred to the Varanasi district court docket in Could final 12 months the place it’s pending. The following listening to is on August 17.
Visen pitched for discussions to resolve the dispute on the bottom that “some anti-social parts” had been making an attempt to benefit from the authorized dispute between the 2 sides for their private acquire and mentioned that this might “show to be dangerous to each the nation and the society”.
“In such a scenario, it turns into the obligation of all of us to set an instance by settling this authorized matter peacefully by mutual negotiations, caring for the protection and safety of our nation and society,” Visen mentioned in his letter to the mosque committee.
“Subsequently, I request all of you to simply accept this invitation with an open and pious thoughts and are available ahead for talks to settle the above concern (the Gyanvapi matter). It’s attainable {that a} peaceable answer could be discovered exterior the court docket of the above matter by mutual dialogue. We welcome all of you to this dialogue with an open and pure coronary heart,” Visen mentioned.
Subhash Nandan Chaturvedi, who represents the 4 different ladies who filed the go well with on behalf of the Hindu aspect, nonetheless, has made it clear that they weren’t taking a look at negotiations.
“Our stand is obvious that we’ll comply with (the) authorized means, which we adopted on this matter since (the) starting. In Could this 12 months, we filed an utility within the Varanasi district court docket, looking for an order for an Archeological Survey of India (ASI) survey in Gyanvapi. After listening to either side, the court docket on July 21 ordered for survey by ASI in barricaded space of Gyanvapi, excluding its sealed space. The survey is being performed by ASI within the Gyanvapi.”