Bhojshala hearing: Muslim side allleges no adjacent namaz site, 2 prayers missed
The Supreme Court of India is set to hear a plea from the Muslim community regarding the Bhojshala complex dispute in Madhya Pradesh. The petitioners allege that the state government failed to provide an alternate site for Friday prayers as previously directed by the court.
Why it matters
The Bhojshala complex is a long-standing site of religious contention between Hindu and Muslim groups, and the court's intervention is critical to maintaining communal order.
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear the Muslim side's plea on July 29 after it alleged that the Madhya Pradesh government had failed to provide an adjacent or nearby site for offering Friday namaz near the disputed Bhojshala complex in Dhar.During the hearing, counsel appearing for the Muslim side told the court that the alternate prayer site was not being allocated in accordance with its earlier directions."Adjacent or nearby place for namaz not being allocated," the Muslim side said as cited by the news agency PTI, adding that "two Fridays prayers already missed."The submission comes days after the…
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