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‘ABHM to recite Hanuman Chalisa at Shahi Eidgah on Dec 6 if it is not sealed by Janmashtami’
Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha president Rajyashree Chaudhary has demanded that the Mathura administration and police should seal the premises of Shahi Eidgah Mosque before Janmashtami (falling on August 18), failing which the ABHM would recite Hanuman Chalisa on Shahi Eidgah Mosque premises on December 6 this year.
Agra: The Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) would recite ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ on the premises of Shahi Eidgah Mosque on December 6 this year if the Mathura administration failed to seal the ‘disputed’ site by Janmashtami this year, said Rajyashree Chaudhary, national president of ABHM, during her Mathura visit on Thursday.
“Various cases are pending in Mathura courts on the issue of Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi and the subject of litigation is the adjoining Shahi Eidgah Mosque which is thus a disputed site. It was once part of Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi temple on land owned by former president of ABHM late Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya and thus no party other than the ABHM can have a say on this,” said Rajyashree Chaudhary who claims to be the great-granddaughter of freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
“As the Shahi Eidgah Mosque is the subject of pending litigations, no party should have access to it as long as the matter is sub judice. Natural justice demands that the Shahi Eidgah Mosque premises should be sealed and no one be allowed entry till the matter is decided by the court,” said Chaudhary.
“We demand that the Mathura administration and police should seal the premises of Shahi Eidgah Mosque before Janmashtami (falling on August 18), failing which the ABHM will recite Hanuman Chalisa on Shahi Eidgah Mosque premises on December 6 this year because that day is Tuesday ( the day of Lord Hanuman) and he is a symbol of strength in Hindu religion,” she said.
It may be recalled that last year too, Rajyashree Chaudhary had announced to perform ‘Jalabhishek’ (a religious ritual in which water is offered to the deity) at Shahi Eidgah Mosque after installing an idol of Bal Gopal (child Krishna) at a site within the Eidgah adjoining the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura, on December 6, 2021.
However, the district administration and Mathura police had taken a tough stand and permission was denied for such an event in view of threat to communal harmony. Besides, the action against ABHM leaders forced Rajyashree Chaudhary to call off the plan on December 1, 2021.
To recall, on December 6, 1992 the Babri Mosque was demolished by kar sevaks in Ayodhya. The police and the administration remain alert on December 6 every year.
Various litigations are on in the civil courts of Mathura by Hindu organisations and individuals who allege that the Eidgah was built after demolition of a temple by Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb at the site where Lord Krishna was born. Many believe that the actual birthplace of Krishna is within the Eidgah adjoining the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi.
