Mathura:The court after hearing the plea of the plaintiff on October 16 regarding the ownership of Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi and making the premises free from the mosque, has fixed the next hearing on November 18. The notices have been issued to the four defendants - Sunni Waqf Board, Shahi Idgah Committee, Shri Krishna Seva Sansthan, and Shri Krishna Seva Trust.
Their advocates have confirmed the receipt of the notice and said that they will respond to the notice in time for which the preparation has been completed. They have said that they will file their reply after taking a copy of the documents which were kept by the plaintiffs in the court.
Demand to remove mosque
Sri Krishna Janmasthan complex is built in an area of 13.37 acres of land in which Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi Leela Manch, Bhagwat Bhawan, and the Shahi Idgah mosque is spread in one and a half-acre of land. Five advocates including the Supreme Court advocates Harishankar Jain, Vishnu Shankar Jain, and Ranjana Agnihotri had filed a petition in the court on September 25 over the ownership of the Sri Krishna birthplace.
Sri Krishna Seva Sansthan, Shahi Idgah Committee, Sunni Waqf Board, and Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi were made respondents.
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These advocates have demanded from the court that the mosque be removed from Shri Krishna’s birthplace and a temple should be built there. The hearing on the Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi case is scheduled to be held in the District Court here on November 18.
Statement of Defendants
The Sunni Waqf Board advocate Shailendra Dubey said the court has issued notices regarding the Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi case. The old documents are being scrutinized. We are prepared. The reply will be filed on time by us. The Shahi Idgah Committee secretary and advocate Tanveer Ahmed said that notice has been issued to the defendants from the court regarding the Janmabhoomi case. After reading the notice, the documents which are old are being studied. The matter of Shri Janmabhoomi will be heard in the District Court on November 18. All the notices will be replied to on time.
Sri Krishna Seva Sansthan member Gopeshwar Nath Chaturvedi said that Muslim rulers came and invaded the temple and built the mosque at the same place. The stones which are in the Shahi Idgah mosque are the stones of Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi. Every inch of land where Lord Shri Krishna was born is of Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Trust. Shri Krishna’s temple was broken four times and was built four times. Now the time has come. The Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi complex will be made free from the mosque.
When Madan Mohan Malviya came to Mathura
During the British rule, the king of Varanasi Patni Mal bought the place in 1815. In 1940, when Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya came to Mathura, he was disappointed to see the plight of the birthplace of Shri Krishna. Madan Mohan Malaviya wrote a letter to industrialist Jugal Kishore Birla of Mathura, requesting him to contribute to the restoration of Shri Janmabhoomi.
As a result, Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi Trust was established on February 21, 1951. On October 12, 1968, the land of Katra Keshav Dev Temple was given to Shri Krishna Janmabhoomi Trust. This land was sold on July 20, 1973.
The local advocates filed a petition in the court seeking the cancellation of the sale of the land.
How the land was earlier occupied?
King Kansa, the maternal uncle of Shri Krishna used to be the ruler of Mathura. Keshav Dev Temple was the birthplace of Shri Krishna, which was also known as Malpura in ancient times. An area of four kilometers is considered the property of Keshav Dev Temple. Kansa used to have a prison near the ancient Keshav Dev Temple. Lord Krishna was born here 5247 years ago. Brajnabh, the great-grandson of Lord Shri Krishna, had established the first Keshav Dev Temple at the same place. During the Mughal Empire, Aurangzeb demolished the temple in 1669 and built the Shahi Idgah mosque. Katra Keshav Dev is considered to be the birthplace of Shri Krishna.
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The temple was first demolished
The temples built by the emperor Chandragupta Vikramaditya were first demolished after the invasion of Mohammad Ghaznavi in 1017 AD. Vikramaditya rebuilt the temple and established Mathura as a major centre of culture and art. Along with Hinduism, Mathura also became a centre of Buddhism and Jainism. The temple was broken for the third time in Mathura during the reign of Sikander Lodi. The temple was built for the fourth time during the reign of ruler Jahangir, but the Mughal ruler Aurangzeb broke the temples of Mathura in 1669 and built the mosque.
