Varanasi court allows Hindu side to worship inside basement of Gyanvapi mosque

New Delhi: Amid the warring petitions, from Hindu & Muslim side, over Gyanvapi mosque, the Varanasi court on Wednesday allowed the Hindu side to offer worship inside the sealed basement of mosque.

The court has also directed the state administration to make arrangements to this effect in 7 days.

The Hindu side welcomed the court judgement and called it a big victory.

UP | Gyanvapi case | Hindu side allowed to offer prayers at ‘Vyas Ka Tekhana’. The District Administration will have to make arrangements within 7 days: Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain pic.twitter.com/k9EiqGAwVt

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The mosque has four ‘tahkhanas’ (cellars) in the basement out of which one is still in possession of the Vyas family who used to live here.

Vyas had petitioned that as hereditary pujari  be allowed to enter the tahkhana and resume pooja.