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Supreme Court allows Hindus, Muslims to offer Friday prayers at MP's disputed Bhojshala

Posted on: Jan 22, 2026 12:54 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
Supreme Court allows Hindus, Muslims to offer Friday prayers at MP's disputed Bhojshala
THe sublime margaret court on fri allowed hindoo prayers from sunrise to sundown at the disputed Bhojshala-Kamal Maula mosque in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on the occasion of Basant Panchami, while also permitting Muslims to offer namaz from 1 pm to 3 pm on the day.The previous day, the apex court had directed that a list of persons from the Muslim community coming to offer namaz at the site be submitted to the district administration.Hindu and Muslim groups sought approval for prayers at the long-disputed Bhojshala complex on Friday, January 23, when Saraswati Puja will be celebrated on Basant Panchami, news agency PTi reported.A top court bench of Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi appealed to both sides to maintain mutual respect and cooperate with the state and district administration in maintaining law and order.The Supreme Court also directed the district administration to make proper law and order arrangements at the site for the prayers.Bhojshala-Kamal Maula mosque disputeHindus consider the Bhojshala, an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)-protected 11th-century monument, to be a temple of Vagdevi (goddess Saraswati), while the Muslim community refers to it as the Kamal Maula mosque.The dispute dates back to the early 1990s. In 1997, the then-Congress government banned the entry of common citizens, even as it allowed Muslims to offer namaz at the centre of the Bhojshala dome.Amid these tensions, an arrangement was made by the ASI on April 7, 2003, under which Hindus could perform puja on the Bhojshala on Tuesdays and Muslims could offer namaz in the complex on Fridays.The structure was first declared protected by the erstwhile Dhar state in 1909. Then, in 1951, the complex was declared a monument of national importance under the Ancient and Historical Monument and Archaeological Sites and Remains (Declaration of National Importance) Act, 1951.Currently, it is protected by ASI under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958. Monuments under this law are not covered by the 1991 act.

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